Network Diverse Learning Officer

 

Location: Within schools, CBD and WFH
Commencement Date: Immediate Start (or by negotiation)
Closing Date: Monday, 1 May 2023
Capacity: Full-time, 3-year contract
No. of positions: 4

About us

Catholic schools have been delivering excellence in education to Sydney school students for 200 years. Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) continues to be a thriving and growing contemporary educational community with over 145 primary and secondary Catholic schools, more than 71,000 students, 10,000 staff and a large alumni community.

About the role

The Network Diverse Learning Officer role focuses on coordinating a system of support to improve outcomes for students K-12 with diverse learning needs across SCS school networks.

The successful candidate for this position will be a highly effective leader responsible for:

• ensuring all NCCD processes are central to the work of school Diverse Learning teams and are seen as integral informants to creating learning goals and careful monitoring of students’ progress
• leading the planning and implementation of teacher capacity-building strategies and evaluating the impact of such initiatives
• facilitating the delivery of blended professional learning modules across the breadth of disability
• contributing to a contemporary approach to diverse learning needs support across SCS, utilising a range of assistive technologies
• participating in and actively contributing to team professional learning focused on NESA syllabus requirements K-12 and assisting in skilling team members to respond to a range of disability needs across cognitive, sensory, physical, social and emotional disability
• supporting schools in expanding students’ educational opportunities and functional independence
• maintaining fulsome and accurate system-level records
• supporting school leaders and teachers in understanding statistical analysis utilising school and network data, demographics and other key information to prepare reports on student outcomes.

About you

The successful candidate will also possess the following qualifications and experience:

• university degree in Education or Teaching
• postgraduate qualifications in special/inclusive education
• five years minimum teaching experience in a school
• demonstrated success improving outcomes for students with diverse learning needs
• leading staff in professional learning
• implementing school wide initiatives
• experienced in using data analysis to inform educational initiatives
• demonstrated ability to articulate contemporary educational trends in both local and international contexts.

Additionally, you will are required to;

• be a qualified and accredited teacher with NESA
• operate at the Highly Accomplished or Lead level of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

Application process

To apply for this position please click on the APPLY button and follow the prompts.

To support your application, you will be required to provide:

• your current resume
• cover letter

If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries please contact the People & Culture Services team on (02) 9568 8297 (8am-5pm Mon-Fri).

Working With Children Check (WWCC)
This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Evidence
Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) is committed to ensuring the safety of our staff, students and school communities. In line with SCS’ COVID-19 Policy, effective 1 August 2022 all staff working in SCS specialist support schools and classes are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (or subsequent variants) or have an approved medical contraindication which prevents them from receiving any dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine. Compliance with this policy and providing evidence of vaccination is an essential requirement of employment for any employee who will work in those settings.

OUR MISSION
To know and love Christ through learning.

OUR VISION
Thriving Catholic communities through excellent teaching and learning.

OUR VALUES
Truth, empathy, excellence, curiosity and collaboration.