Learning Support Teacher - Primary - Lambton
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
Special Education
Sector
Catholic
Teaching level
Primary
Salary range
Closing date
12 November 2026
Posted 29 Oct 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
K-6
School staff (FTE)
17.2
12.6 teaching · 4.6 non-teaching
Students per teacher
15.9:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
200
Indigenous students
8%
Language other than English
29%
Girls vs boys
97 girls · 103 boys
Socio-educational background
Above the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
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Role description
St John's Primary School, Lambton is seeking a permanent full time School Learning Support Teacher to join the team for the 2027 school year with a possibility of starting sooner if available.
St John's Primary School provides a supportive and safe learning environment for students from Kindergarten to Year 6.
St John’s strives to meet the needs of all students, providing a quality academic curriculum that develops the uniqueness and potential of each student.
Staff at St John’s are dedicated to ensuring continual progress and growth in learning through the use of reflective practices, data driven research and evidence-based teaching.
With access to modern facilities and the incorporation of 21st century technology, St John’s encourages all students to pursue the highest level of achievement.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Learning Support Teacher (K-6) in a Catholic school has a unique role to play and is assigned with the task of ensuring each child has the opportunity to grow both academically and spiritually and to live a purposeful life. Examples of responsibilities of the Learning Support Teacher include but are not limited to the following:
- assist with the identification of students with special educational needs, consult and collaborate with parents, colleagues, CSO personnel and external providers, and facilitate referral and assessment procedures with Catholic Schools Office Student Support staff.
- deliver intervention, teach students, and assist teachers with curriculum differentiation, as specified by the Leader of Learning Support / Learning Support Coordi…