AISNSW Overview
AISNSW is the peak body supporting and representing independent schools in NSW and provides a range of services across NSW and ACT. We believe in the excellence and opportunities that come with choice, diversity and independence in education and aim to serve and champion Independent schools.
Position Purpose
The broader role of the Education Consultant typically involves delivering a range of services, including face-to-face consultancies, tailored professional learning, briefings, group presentations, conference facilitation, and instructional coaching. These services are provided to a diverse audience, including principals, school executive teams, classroom teachers, and professional support staff.
In this role, the Education Consultant collaborates closely with school leaders to strengthen student wellbeing, mental health, and inclusive education outcomes. The position will support the implementation of a range of tailored programs focused on wellbeing and anti-bullying.
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.
Key Accountabilities
Operational Accountabilities
- Delivering components associated with the Whole-school Wellbeing initiative, as well as a service focused on anti-bullying, including facilitating strategic conversations with school leaders.
- 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 and behaviour, 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.
- 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.
Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge/Skills
Qualifications
- Undergraduate education qualifications and post-graduate qualifications in wellbeing or leadership.
What Experience are we looking for?
- Recent experience in a school-based leadership role, preferably a wellbeing leadership role.
What Knowledge/Skills are we looking for?
- Capacity to maintain confidentiality, discretion and deal respectfully with sensitive student matters and personal information.
- Understanding of effective approaches to promote mental health and wellbeing within the context of a multi-tiered system of supports
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the Australian Student Wellbeing Framework.
- Ability to identify links between wellbeing and curriculum.
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, including disability legislation.
- Capacity to lead strategic discussions with school leadership teams in order to advance whole-school improvement and promote wellbeing initiatives.
- Demonstrates expertise and confidence in facilitating impactful professional learning experiences for adult learners through diverse delivery methods.
- 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.
Essential
- A valid NSW Working with Children Check Clearance for paid employment.
- A current NSW Driver’s Licence
- Capacity to travel across metropolitan Sydney and beyond, including across NSW into regional areas, which involves being away overnight, at times for consecutive nights
- Flexibility with early starts and late finishes based on travel requirements.
Desirable
- Understanding of the NSW independent school sector and the role of AISNSW as a peak body and member-based service organisation.
At AISNSW we value and promote a respectful, diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures and experiences. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
Application Process
Please provide the following:
- Resume
- Covering Letter.
Please direct any queries to Margaret Molloy, People and Culture Manager on 9248 3778 or peopleandculture@aisnsw.edu.au.
