Eketahuna School Manawatu/Whanganui

Learning support coordinator

Three amazing, rural schools are searching for someone who is up for an exciting challenge! Are you good at building meaningful relationships with the community and working with agencies to support student learning? If you’re a fully registered teacher who can support all children who have additional learning needs (including gifted & talented) to enable them to access the services they need to progress then this is for you! 

The Tararua Kahui Ako is seeking a New Zealand registered teacher who will take on the role of learning support coordinator (LSC) based at Eketahuna school. The successful applicant will have a proven record as a quality classroom practitioner, or educationalist, with the ability to engage effectively with staff, students, whānau and various agencies. The role will start at the beginning of 2021.

Applicants will have the ability to:

• Lead our learning support programme – assist with development of programmes
• Be responsible for data collection and ongoing monitoring of students, including gifted and talented
• Assist with the development of appropriate programmes, as required to support the individual needs of students within classrooms
• Liaise and work with other LSCs across the cluster, and connect with the learning support facilitator and wider agencies. 

The role is split across the 3 schools, 3 days at Eketahuna school, 1 day each at Pongoroa and Alfredton schools. A unique role at 3 wonderful schools.