Expand and share your school-based knowledge, skills and expertise to over 500 independent schools and campuses across NSW by joining the Association of Independent Schools of NSW (AISNSW) as an Education Consultant.
A position has become available in the Student Services Portfolio to commence in January 2025. We are seeking a full-time consultant with expertise in supporting schools to implement whole-school, evidence-based approaches to wellbeing for students, teachers, and leaders. The successful candidate will also have skills in supporting students with diverse needs, particularly in relation to mental health and wellbeing.
Who are we?AISNSW is the peak body and membership association supporting and representing independent schools in NSW and ACT. We believe in the excellence and opportunities that come with choice, diversity, and independence in education. AISNSW serves and champions Independent schools.
What will you do?The broader role of the Education Consultant at AISNSW typically involves a variety of face-to-face consultancies, tailored professional learning sessions, briefings, group presentations, conference facilitation, and instructional coaching. The audience for these can be individuals or groups of people including principals, school executives, classroom teachers, and professional support staff.
This position will also involve responding to requests for advice from schools regarding individual student matters. Student needs may be related to academic, behavioural, social or emotional development, mental health difficulties, school refusal, gender identity, or a combination of the above. Supporting schools with the facilitation of meetings relating to individual planning, as well as school attendance matters, is a further component to the role.
The role also involves providing proactive, whole-school support related to two initiatives:
Framework of Behaviour Support and Student Engagement.What qualifications will you need? Undergraduate education qualifications and post-graduate qualifications in wellbeing, special education, inclusive education, or leadership.Recent experience in a school-based leadership role, preferably a wellbeing leadership role.What will be your key responsibilities? Delivering components associated with the Whole-school Wellbeing initiative.Designing and facilitating effective professional learning both face-to-face and online for staff in independent schools as well as developing associated resources. Focus areas may include whole-school approaches to wellbeing, social and emotional learning, positive classroom practices, and trauma-informed practices.Responding to a diverse and varied range of specific school and individual student matters via a dedicated intake service. Student matters may be related to cognitive, sensory, physical and/or social and emotional development.Advising and assisting schools with the development of Individual Plans relating to accessing curriculum, behaviour support, mental health, and health care.Undertaking risk assessment planning in collaboration with schools.Facilitating attendance planning meetings including Compulsory Attendance Conferences.Supporting schools to implement components of the AISNSW Behaviour Support and Student Engagement framework.Contributing to a range of strategic projects and priorities within the Portfolio.Representing AISNSW and the independent school sector on committees and in a variety of forums in a professional manner.Other duties as required by the Chief Executive.What skills and attributes will you have? Capacity to maintain confidentiality, discretion and deal respectfully with sensitive student matters and personal information.Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the Australian Student Wellbeing Framework.Understanding of effective approaches to promote mental health and wellbeing within the context of a multi-tiered system of supports.Ability to identify links between wellbeing and curriculum.Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, including disability legislation.Confidence to deliver and ability to engage groups of adult learners in professional learning experiences via a range of modes.Capacity to fulfil an instructional leadership/coaching role when guiding and advising schools.Deep understanding of curriculum delivery, adjustments, and inclusive practices.Desire to be open-minded, adaptable and solutions-focused when collaborating with schools around multifaceted student matters.What we need: Full-time availability, Sydney-based role.Capacity to work within the office environment.Capacity to travel across metropolitan Sydney and beyond, including across NSW into regional areas, which involves being away overnight, at times consecutive nights.Flexibility with early starts and late finishes based on travel requirements.NSW Working with Children Check.A current NSW Driver's Licence.What we offer you: Flexible work arrangements including a combination of working away from the office as well as dedicated time for collaboration in the office.Motor vehicle option.Four weeks annual leave (additional leave for the office closure period between Christmas and New Year is determined by the Board each year).Additional leave opportunities (e.g., study leave, purchased leave, cultural leave).Salary packaging.Structured induction processes.Internal and external professional learning opportunities, such as courses and conferences.Collegiality with a team of highly experienced Consultants with a range of expertise and professional qualifications to collaborate with and learn from.Dedicated, staff wellbeing initiatives to promote connectedness and self-care.Eager to join a dynamic team and work together to strengthen student outcomes? If so, please include:
CVCovering letter and Overview to be uploaded as one documentOverview (no longer than one page) including specific examples, that highlight your:o Current role and recent experience related to implementing whole-school initiatives as well as individual interventions within the school context; ando Skills and attributes aligned to the role of an AISNSW Education Consultant.You may like to refer back to the Key Responsibilities and Skills and Attributes sections of this position description. Commencement date is the beginning of Term 1 2025.
Applications close Monday 4 November 2024. Invitations to interview for this role may occur upon receipt of the application prior to the closing date and may be extended beyond the closing date. AISNSW reserves the right to reduce the application period and/or remove the job advertisement early should a suitable applicant be found.
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