Inclusion Officer

Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Education Limited (CACGEL) operates in the ACT and NSW, supporting 56 Schools and nine Early Learning Centres (ELCs). 

The Archdiocesan Schools Office provides a range of services to the system through four directorates including Faith in Learning, School Operations, Corporate Services and Governance and Strategy.

The Inclusion Officer provides guidance and expertise to schools in the area of Disability, Wellbeing and Inclusive practices. The Inclusion Officer supports through assessing student needs, with particular focus on disability, complex needs and challenging behaviours. They are also responsible for building partnerships with schools and other professionals; and implementing strategies to address the inclusion and wellbeing needs of students.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Providing quality support through targeted intervention and strategy development to schools and staff to support the inclusion and wellbeing needs of students
• Assist colleagues with the preparation and delivery of quality professional learning to ensure effectiveness supports for students with disability, and collection of evidence for the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD)
• Liaise with other service areas, external agencies, and consultants in the implementation of approaches for meeting the complex needs and challenging behaviours of students.

About the Team

The Inclusion Officer sits in the School and Family Services team of the School Operations directorate and supports schools in a variety of ways, including working with clinical experts and curriculum advisers. The School and Family Services team draws on a wealth of knowledge, hands on experience and personal connections with communities to bring welcome and positive change, with students and families at the heart of everything.
 
Benefits and Opportunities  

• Attractive remuneration package  
• Access to salary packaging, including novated leasing  
• 24 weeks of paid parental leave (maternity/adoption)  
• Up to 14 weeks paid parental leave (paternity/non-initial primary carer leave)  
• Support for professional development and study opportunities 
• Access to the FLOURISH Employee Wellbeing Program, offering a range of benefits and offers, traditional counselling and holistic wellbeing services

Applicants are required to submit a current resume and a cover letter that addresses the selection criteria as outlined in the Position Description. The position description may be available to view under downloads, or visit the CACGEL job site to view it, and search via title or job number.

CACGEL is committed to workforce diversity and creating inclusive workplaces and welcomes applications from suitable candidates from all diversity groups to support schools and ELCs to deliver quality education outcomes for students.    

For further information about CACGEL, please visit the website.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, contact Alex Morosin, on 0484 327 925 or via email at alex.morosin@cg.catholic.edu.au 

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