Smalls Road Public School SLSO Expression Of Interest (EOI)  for 2026 – Support Classes

About Smalls Road Public School

Smalls Road Public School is located in Ryde, Sydney and acknowledges the Wattamatagal peoples as traditional custodians of our land. Smalls Road Public School includes 3 support classes and has approximately 67% of students from language backgrounds other than English.

Smalls Road Public School maintains a culture of high expectations for students and staff, with data-informed teaching and learning programs developed to cater for a diverse range of learning needs.

Smalls Road Public School has flexible teaching spaces (including in two of the support classrooms) where individual classes learn within collaborative ‘learning hubs’. Teaching teams adopt a collegial approach.

About the Role 

School Learning Support Officers provides support for students with identified diverse learning needs including disability in classrooms and other learning environments under the direction and supervision of a teacher to support the achievement of educational outcomes. This support includes student welfare, health and wellbeing activities as required.  In addition School Learning Support Officers may provide specific support for students in the following streams or settings: pre-school, vision support, hearing support, and bilingual. Student Learning Support Officers working in these streams/settings have specific additional duties, in addition to the general duties for School Learning Support Officers that are required to be performed.

Essential Requirements

• Current Working with Children Check Clearance
• Completion of mandatory training required by the Department of Education and a willingness to undertake first aid training relevant to the School Learning Support Officer role.
• Administration of Medications – training to be provided based on student needs.
• Health support training to be provided based on student needs (subject to transition provisions).

Selection Criteria – Please address these in your EOI

1. Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team.
2. Ability to work with students with emotional, physical or intellectual disabilities.
3. Awareness of the needs of students with emotional, physical or intellectual disabilities.
4. Effective communication skills. 

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please submit an application by email to [email protected] addressing the Selection Criteria in either Word or PDF format (no more than 2 pages), that demonstrates how your skills, knowledge and experience can contribute to the success of this role.  You may attach a covering letter (max. 1 page) and your resume (max. 1 pages), showing your current SLSO experience and/or training you have completed through TAFE.

It is a requirement that you include the name and contact details of two referees. 

All applications to be received no later than 9am, Thursday 18^th December 2025.

Send application to Megan Gibbons [email protected]