School Support Officer

Dara School is Australia's leading school designed specifically for gifted learners. We nurture exceptional minds with a learning environment that inspires curiosity, challenge, and academic excellence, while caring for the emotional and social wellbeing of our students. Our vision is to create a world-class educational experience tailored to the needs of gifted children — where innovation, compassion, and high expectations work in unison. Our core values of Courage, Connection, Curiosity, Creativity and Compassion inform everything we do, every day.

Dara prioritises Child Safety. Staff must hold a current working with children check and must participate in compulsory child protection training.

Dara School is inviting applications for an experienced and enthusiastic School Support Officer to join our small and friendly team. We are looking for someone who can provide a safe and secure environment to all students and role model a calm and consistent approach. Someone who can build a rapport with young learners. Someone who approaches students compassionately, assisting with emotional regulation and supporting their ability to access learning, including for students with additional learning needs.

School Support Officers are an essential part of our community and support our teaching staff in the classroom, on the playground, on excursions and in sporting activities. Under direction they work with students in the classroom to allow them to engage with our curriculum. School support staff work with our students from Reception to lower Secondary. We work with our staff to allow th…