Learning Support Coordinator

Full Time, Permanent Position

We are seeking applications for a highly motivated Learning Support Coordinator (LSC) starting 28th January 2025

. Our LSC will provide professional guidance in the area of SEN (Special Education Needs) ensure high-quality teaching and effective use of resources to bring about improved standards and achievement for all learners. 

The purpose of the LSC role is to ensure young people with disabilities and additional learning needs have access to the services they need. They will substantively contribute to a collaborative approach that organizes learning support around what best meets the needs of young people across a local community. They will help to simplify the current learning support system, particularly for the key stakeholders that interact with it, including parents and whanau. The LSCs will work closely with the Ministry’s Learning Support Facilitators through the LSDM to help build core capability in schools. A proven ability to build relationships and connect with a range of stakeholders is crucial.  They will help organize and lead small intervention groups to support and extend learning. 

Our LSC will work to build the learning support capability of our teachers and help identify and plan for the learning support needs of all young people at the College and in their cluster. This is a coordinating role but requires the incumbent to be an experienced teacher to know how to engage with teachers to support the development of their practice in working with young people with a range of learning support needs. Our LSC will have a willingness to work alongside teachers in the classroom to support them with embedding inclusive practices and strategies into their programmes.

Applicants need to have a learner-centred focus and be excited about working in a collaborative, flexible and responsive environment