Job Summary
Singleton High School is a large, comprehensive inclusive rural school located in the heart
of the Hunter Valley, about an hour from Newcastle. We cater to students from Years 7 to
12, with enrolments of up to 1100 students, including 23% Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander students and 7% students that are English as an Additional Language/Dialect.
Singleton High School is seeking a full-time Learning and Support Teacher, for Term 3, 2026.
The Learning and Support Teacher will:• work collaboratively with the classroom teacher to support assessment for learning of
their students with additional educational needs and identify specific learning and
support needs
• plan, implement, model, monitor and evaluate teaching programs for students with
additional learning and support needs in conjunction with regular classroom teachers
• plan, implement, model, monitor and evaluate personalised adjustments for learning
where required, with the classroom teacher, student and/or parent or carer
• model exemplary classroom practice when tailoring adjusted learning programs for
students with additional learning needs
• provide direct support for students with additional learning and support needs through a
range of strategies (including direct instruction, delivery of adjusted learning programs,
assessment and monitoring of progress) including the areas of social integration,
language and communication, literacy, numeracy and behaviour. This may include
students with confirmed disabilities.
• provide professional specialist advice, support and mentoring to classroom teachers on:
- how best to cater for the diverse learning needs in their classrooms, and
- how to effectively work in partnership with families to maximise learning
opportunities for students at school and at home
• provide professional specialist advice and assistance about students with additional
learning needs to the school’s learning and support team
• assist with professional learning for class teachers and school learning support officers
within their school and local network of schools where appropriate
Experience in writing Access Requests would also be desirable. The successful applicant would be working alongside another Learning and Support Teacher, operating out of the School's Learning and Wellbeing Hub, under the supervision of the Head Teacher Wellbeing. Additional daily duties may include; supervision of the Learning and Wellbeing Hub, Senior Study assistance, duties.