Closing Date: 02/03/2025

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Newcastle West

Job Category: Education, Childcare & Training

The Catholic Schools Office (CSO) is currently seeking a permanent full time Education Officer - Behaviour Support to join the team.

The Catholic Schools Office (CSO) is responsible for the leadership, operation and management of systemic schools which educate more than 21,000 students in 44 primary schools, 11 secondary schools, one K–12 school, one flexible learning centre and one special school in the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.

Job Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The role, Education Officer: Behaviour Support aims to:

• Support school communities in the delivery of quality Learning and Wellbeing for students requiring Behaviour Support.
• Support schools in creating a positive, connected, and safe and supportive learning environment as outlined in the student wellbeing and pastoral care framework.
• Work with the Leader Student Learning and Wellbeing, Education Officers and Education Access Officers in supporting the needs of individual students and schools in the Diocese.
• Ensure that schools are aware of the content and scope of Primary and Secondary Syllabus documents across all Key Learning Areas, and support schools to personalise learning for students requiring Behaviour Support
• Ensure that schools are aware of, and work within, disability legislative requirements and obligations for schools
• Deliver professional learning for schools as required to support students with additional needs.
• Conduct observations and formal/ informal assessments and provide feedback to schools, learning support staff and families through formal reports.

The Education Officer: Behaviour Support is responsible to the Head of Schools through the Assistant Head of Learning and Wellbeing and the Leader Student Learning and Wellbeing

All Education Officers will be supported with ongoing professional learning and networking opportunities to improve their knowledge and professional capacity.

Professional Practice and Development processes for the role of Education Officer: Behaviour Support will be established in consultation with the Assistant Head of Learning and Wellbeing. These will include feedback mechanisms from the Head of Service and relevant CSO staff.

Desired Skills and Experience

EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA

• Ability to articulate a clear understanding of and a personal commitment to Catholic education and the mission of the Church through Catholic schools.
• Possess a comprehensive understanding of current research and relevant educational issues and pedagogy to students requiring behaviour support.
• Extensive experience working with individual children requiring Behaviour Support, K-12, administrating Functional Behaviour Assessments and preparing professional reports for schools, parents and families.
• Ability to support a school-wide approach in responding to students with complex needs and challenging behaviour through the implementation of whole school frameworks such as Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L).
• Extensive knowledge of identification and assessment processes, planning adjustments for students requiring behaviour support and support at key transition times.
• Experience working within the school environment and demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of people within the school community, other agencies and service providers, with experience in case management.
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and the Standards for Education (DSE) and their implications for schools.
• High level skills and extensive experience in delivering staff training and professional learning.
• Experience programming for students with additional needs especially students with behaviour support needs.
• Maintain professional knowledge of current best practice and be able to communicate this to schools.
• High level skills and extensive experience in delivering staff training and professional learning with the capacity to provide initiative and leadership in Learning Support.
• Working knowledge of the legislation, including the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) and its implications for schools
• Demonstrated high level interpersonal, organisational, communication and information technology skills.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Four-year teaching qualifications with Special Education specialisation OR equivalent teaching experience OR qualifications in a related specialisation/ field
• Active NESA Accreditation
• Current paid NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) number
• Post graduate qualifications in Special Education/ Inclusive Education (Desireable)

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary is in accordance with Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle Employees Enterprise Agreement 2024.

BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US

• Work in quality schools where students are nurtured, challenged and encouraged to excel and grow
• A corporate fitness program through Fitness Passport
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Training and staff development programs
• Paid parental leave for eligible employees
• Access to long service leave after just five years for eligible employees.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Contact Nerissa King on Tel: 0407 658 365 or via email: [email protected]

TO APPLY, CLICK ON THE APPLY BUTTON BELOW AND

• Please provide a cover letter along with your resume
• Within your cover letter address each of the selection criteria as listed under EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA above and ensure your response to each criteria is no longer than 300 words.

Please note, not adequately addressing the selection criteria may result in your application not being shortlisted.

Applications for this position will only be considered if submitted through the following platforms: our careers page on our website, mnpeople, Indeed, Seek, or LinkedIn.

Applications close: Sunday 2nd March 2025 at 11.59pm

Additional information

The Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is a child safe organisation, committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable persons and has zero-tolerance of any abuse. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check and comply with our Safeguarding Framework Policy and Codes of Conduct.

This position has been determined as child related and the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle will be verifying the successful applicant’s Working with Children Check for Paid Employment prior to commencing working in the position.  For more information, please visit the NSW Office of Children’s Guardian. 

Applicants must be able to demonstrate an understanding of appropriate behaviours when engaging with children.