Special Education Advisor

Permanent, full-time role based in Kerikeri, Te Tai Tokerau.

As a special education advisor, you will play a critical role in our region's learning support team by doing the following :

Working collaboratively with a team around the child, including educators, parents, caregivers and whanau, to enhance understanding about the child and their behaviours

Collaboratively develop, implement, and monitor an effective personalised learning plan

Helping the adults around the child to make changes to the learning environment so that their behaviour can be more effectively managed, and the situation can be stabilised / made safer.

This includes supporting the child to develop more pro-social ways of responding, and improve their participation, wellbeing and learning outcomes

Facilitating access to wider services and support, in response to individual needs, for example speech and language therapy and local agencies

Enhancing inclusive practices in schools and other educational settings.

To be successful in this role you will hold a Bachelor of Teaching or Postgraduate Diploma in Special Education / Educational Psychology.

You will also have :

Demonstrable knowledge, experience, and skills in supporting children and young people with severe and challenging behaviours

An ability and willingness to work in collaborative partnership with other professionals, agencies, families and the sector

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including an ability to sustain productive professional relationships

A genuine commitment to evidence-based interventions, which demonstrate inclusive education practice and contribute to raising student achievement

Sensitivity to cultural and ethnic diversity and a commitment to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

The ability and willingness to adhere to the Public Service Standards of Integrity and Conduct.

Join the Ministry of Education and be motivated by colleagues who possess a wide range of experience and strengths, work collaboratively with educators, parents, caregivers and whanau, and work effectively as part of a transdisciplinary team.

How to apply

All applications must be submitted online via the Ministry careers portal (see vacancy link).

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