<p>St Joseph’s College, Lochinvar is seeking a Permanent Part Time (0.8FTE) Learning Support Teacher&nbsp;to join the team in 2026!<br><br> The Learning Support Team at St Joseph’s College plays a crucial role in building resilience, independence, and skills for students in a socio-economic demographic undergoing significant change and development.<br> The Team, consisting of Teachers and Assistants are based at ‘The Penola Centre’ which is in the College’s ‘Student Hub’.<br> The latter is a multidisciplinary space that includes a range of learning support, counselling, social work, Indigenous and allied services.<br><br><br> The Penola Centre provides an opportunity to develop and teach new approaches to support inclusion for identified students and diverse learners.<br> In part, this is achieved through the delivery of structured interventions and adjustments across all stages, as well as in class collaboration with teachers and with external providers.<br><br><br> St Joseph’s College, founded by the Sisters of St Joseph in 1883 is a co-educational secondary school providing a rich and diverse educational experience for 940 students from Years 7 to 12.<br> The College aspires to be a place of learning where students, staff and families are valued and respected for their uniqueness.<br> The community of St Joseph’s welcomes all who are ready to actively share the mission, vision, identity and life of the College.<br><br><br><br><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mncatholic.sharepoint.com/:b:/t/HR-HumanResourcesTeamSite-Active-PositionDescriptionLibrary/EfofmkU2kbREtfYXZxUwRhkBsL5xLsJBr1WCm-MZjJhp1g?e=TnEz0A"><strong>POSITION DESCRIPTION</strong></a><br><br> The Learning Support Teacher (7-12) in a Catholic school has a unique role to play and is assigned with the task of ensuring each child has the opportunity to grow both academically and spiritually and to live a purposeful life. &nbsp;Examples of responsibilities of the Learning Support Teacher include but are not limited to the following:<br> &nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>assist with the identification of students with special educational needs, consult and collaborate with parents, colleagues, CSO personnel and external providers, and facilitate referral and assessment procedures with Catholic Schools Office Student Support staff.<br> &nbsp;</li> <li>deliver intervention, teach students, and assist teachers with curriculum differentiation, as specified by the Leader of Learning Support / Learning Support Coordinator.<br> &nbsp;</li> <li>collaborate with class teachers and other relevant people to assist in the design, implementation, and monitoring and review of adjustments, as documented in the Personalised Plan (PP) or Learner Profile (LP).<br> &nbsp;</li> <li>work collaboratively with other Learning Support personnel.&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;</li> <li>contribute to the provision of staff professional development and parent education programs.<br> &nbsp;</li> <li>liaise with relevant schools particularly in relation to transition periods.<br> &nbsp;</li> <li>contribute to the preparation of documentation required under legislation in line with privacy, confidentiality, and disability obligations, for example, pre-enrolment documentation, and assist in the preparation of submissions for the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD)<br> &nbsp;</li> <li>support the development of inclusive learning environments&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;</li> <li>assist in the implementation of programs and processes to support students with disability&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;</li> <li>assist in building capacity of school staff in the area of Special Education&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;</li> </ul>