This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 1, 2025
What makes Gibbs Street Primary School (PS) different?
- Our strong focus on each child - every child, every opportunity, every day.
- Monitoring the progress of every child and target teaching to ensure high outcomes for students.
- Whole school approaches and resources that support explicit teaching practice.
- Quality literacy and numeracy learning programs from Kindergarten to Year 6, including Letters and Sounds, PLD, Talk for Writing and Prime Maths.
- An emphasis on professional learning for teachers supported by a commitment to engaging positively with classroom observation and feedback.
- Strong Professional Learning Teams that focus on year level curriculum and outcomes.
We are located in East Cannington, a south-eastern suburb 13 kilometres from Perth with approximately 650 students from diverse cultural backgrounds, from Kindergarten to Year 6. We are well resourced and have numerous additional programs to support the needs of all students.
Our focus is on raising the standard in the school, academically, socially and behaviourally. Our strategy is built around success for all students, high quality teachers, consistent classroom management across the school and providing the right conditions for learning to ensure we are a place where all children feel they belong.
Find out more about our school by visiting gibbsstps.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
Gibbs Street PS is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and passionate Program Coordinator – Learning Support to join our team.
The Program Coordinator - Learning Support will work collaboratively with Gibbs Street staff to provide a positive and inclusive learning environment that provides additional support for individual students with learning difficulties.
As the leader of learning support across the school, you will work in partnership with teachers and education assistants to ensure teaching and learning adjustments for students with learning difficulties are implemented across the curriculum to meet individual student needs.
The successful applicant will ideally have:
- the ability to plan and manage individual student programs, teaching experience and skills to develop behaviour management strategies for students with a range of disabilities.
- a strong knowledge of the curriculum across all year levels, with the ability to support teachers to modify the curriculum to support students with learning difficulties.
- the ability to effectively direct and manage Education Assistants working as support in the classroom.
- the ability to liaise with parents and therapists to meet the educational and care needs of the students.
- the ability to provide support to staff with transitions and reporting.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills, a commitment to professional learning, experience with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and a high-level of participation in collaborative team planning are also important qualities as the Program Coordinator - Learning Support.
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education you will enjoy a range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, training and career development opportunities and attractive leave provisions. Find out more about the benefits by visiting professional and personal benefits.
Want to know more?
Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Julie Fendrich, Principal on 9473 9550 or julie.blythe@education.wa.edu.au
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.
Eligibility
To work with us, you must:
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
- hold registration with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia
- obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and
- consent to a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website or in the attached application package.
Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
Application Instructions
Apply online in two easy steps:
Step 1: Select Apply for Job
Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents
Your application should include:
- A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A five (5) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF
- Demonstrated capacity to provide effective leadership in a diverse range of educational settings.
- High level of interpersonal and public relations skills that demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships to achieve planned outcomes.
- Demonstrated professional knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge to ensure a high level of educational outcomes for all students, (e.g. Aboriginal students, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds and students with special needs).
- Demonstrated capacity to manage physical and financial resources
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.
Advertised Vacancy Number: SS/SS934840
Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process. This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Thursday, 5 December 2024
