This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 3, 2026
The School
Our Future Story
At Geraldton Senior High School (SHS) every student will succeed and feel proud of their culture in a safe, inclusive, and creative environment. We will build inspiring learning spaces and green areas that support wellbeing, creativity, and respect for the environment. Using new technology and hands-on learning, students will explore ideas and find their individual path to success. We will celebrate First Nations Peoples and all cultures working closely with families and the community to create a welcoming and supportive place. Together, we will prepare students to learn now for their future, empowering them to step forward ready to lead, create, and make a positive difference in the world.
Find out more about our school by visiting geraldtonshs.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
Geraldton SHS is seeking a Program Coordinator – Learning Support and Intervention who supports staff to plan, deliver, monitor, assess and evaluate differentiated teaching and learning programs that meet the educational needs of those students requiring intervention due to learning difficulty, disability or low literacy and numeracy progress. They consult, support, and collaborate with staff, parents and outside agencies to build the capacity of staff and enable the school to become more inclusive of students with diverse learning needs.
We are seeking a dynamic individual with the passion and commitment to the development of differentiated learning across all Learning Areas. The successful applicant will ideally have effective leadership, organisational and interpersonal skills. In addition, applicants should have high quality presentation skills and a proven track record of delivery of effective professional learning for teachers.
The successful applicant should be able to display the knowledge of and a background in exceptional, contemporary, evidence-based standards of teaching that supports secondary aged students with learning needs. The successful applicant will lead a team of educators, to communicate effectively and to support the school to develop a school wide culture that embodies inclusive practice.
The successful applicant will line manage the Education Assistant team as well as provide additional learning support across the school. Students with diagnosed and imputed disability and/or learning difficulties are provided targeted evidence-based programs aimed at increasing age-appropriate academic engagement, organisational skills, social thinking, peer relationships and self-regulation within a “homeroom” style model within the mainstream high school setting. Whilst accessing mainstream classes, students will have a clear timetabled program delivered by a skilled teacher with the aim to assist the student to improve their achievement in mainstream education and transition well to their senior secondary years and post-secondary pathways.
The model of practice includes engagement and collaboration with families, other agencies, mainstream teachers, consulting teachers and school psychologists, as well as being an essential part of our school’s Leadership Team.
The successful applicant will ideally;
- Support staff to plan, deliver, monitor, assess and evaluate differentiated teaching and learning programs that meet the educational needs of students who require intervention within a mainstream setting.
- Ensure capacity of teaching staff allows effective differentiation to support all students and their engagement.
- Ensure Education Assistants maintain their capacity to support teachers appropriately based on student and classroom need using contemporary approaches and ongoing learning.
- Ensure good resourcing is developed for support of students and monitored.
- Lead the effective transition of new students together with Student Services.
- Continue to develop an inclusive approach to students with additional needs, whilst maintaining support, care and progress within an inclusive learning hub through effective case management and data collection/monitoring by teachers.
- Achieve higher levels of literacy and numeracy progress through a plan for literacy and numeracy intervention of students in National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) and Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA). The school currently has a successful MacqLit program, and the successful applicant will grow and maintain this in consultation with the literacy specialist staff.
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education comes with a wide range of benefits designed to support both your professional and personal well-being. These benefits include competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, extensive training and career development opportunities, and attractive leave provisions. Here are some of the key benefits you will enjoy:
- Attractive Country Teaching Program Allowance of $5 000 per year
- District allowance of $1 239 a year
- Temporary Attraction and Retention Incentive of $2 000 see info below.
- 12 percent employer contributions to superannuation
- 12 weeks’ vacation leave (school holidays)
- More than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave
- Subsidised accommodation where applicable
- Free relocation
Teachers and school administrators employed at Geraldton Senior High School in 2026 are eligible to receive a temporary Attraction and Retention Incentive of $2 000 (pa, gross – to be adjusted pro rata for FTE and tenure). Eligible staff will receive a percentage of this payment on commencement at the school, with the remainder paid at the end of the school year. Staff must remain employed in the location until the end of the school year to be eligible to receive the second payment.
The temporary ARI payment is in addition to other incentives that may apply in this school.
Find out more about the benefits by visiting professional and personal benefits.
For additional information to all allowances and housing please contact Housing and Transport at housing.transport@education.wa.edu.au or on (08) 9264 5154.
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 Rhonda Kennedy, Principal on (08) 9965 8400 or emailing Rhonda.Kennedy@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 Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.
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 (1) being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents
Your application should include:
- A CV of up to four (4) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A four (4) 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: IPS/SA1042880
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 Monday, 25 May 2026
