Education support coach

Occupation: Education and training

Reference: 1530246

Selection Criteria

• SC1 Describe a time when you coordinated the work of others within established departmental guidelines or school frameworks. What structures did you put in place, how did you ensure consistency, and what was the outcome for the team or students?
• SC2 Provide an example of how you have actively contributed to a collaborative team environment, particularly one involving staff with different roles, experience levels, or perspectives. How did you support cohesion and shared purpose within that team?
• SC3 Give an example where you communicated complex or sensitive information in both written and verbal forms to different audiences, such as families, colleagues, or leadership. How did you adapt your communication style, and what was the impact?
• SC5 Tell us about a time when you identified a gap or challenge in the support being provided to students or ES staff and took the initiative to advise or brief leadership on the issue. What did you recommend, how did you present it, and what action was taken as a result?

Role

The ES Coach leads and coordinates the Education Support team in a primary school setting, ensuring that student support is purposefully planned, equitably distributed, and consistently delivered. The role combines operational leadership with a strong focus on staff coaching, professional learning, and collaborative practices through the lens of Disability Inclusion.

Team coordination and operations The ES Coach oversees the scheduling and day‐to‐day management of ES staff across classroom support, small‐group programmes, and yard duty supervision. This includes responding to staff absences by arranging timely redeployment of support, maintaining continuity of care for students with identified needs, and monitoring the appropriate allocation of resources in line with agreed priorities and budgets.

Staff development and coaching The ES Coach provides structured, ongoing coaching to ES team members using observation, feedback, and collaborative goal‐setting to strengthen individual practice. The role includes facilitating or co‐facilitating professional learning opportunities that reflect current evidence and best practice in inclusive education, supporting staff to implement effective strategies for students with diverse learning, behavioural and wellbeing needs.

Student support and inclusion In collaboration with classroom teachers, classroom ES wellbeing staff, and school leadership, the ES Coach contributes to identifying and planning support for students with individual needs. This includes contributing to the development of student support documentation such as individual student profiles, behavioural observations, transition plans, and personal care or hygiene plans. The ES Coach supports the effective implementation of student support programmes and ensures ES staff understand their responsibilities within those frameworks.

Communication and liaison The ES Coach serves as the primary liaison for ES staff, facilitating clear, respectful, and timely communication across the school community. This includes engaging with families on matters relating to student support, contributing to school‐based meetings and planning forums, and ensuring ES perspectives are represented in whole‐school discussions about inclusion and wellbeing.

Transition support The ES Coach supports the smooth transition of students with diverse needs, including Kinder‐to‐Prep transitions by collaborating with families, early childhood settings, and receiving teachers to develop appropriate transition resources and ensure relevant information is shared in a timely and sensitive manner.

Induction and placement support With the support of Assistant principals the ES Coach manages the induction of new ES staff, ensuring they receive appropriate orientation, mentoring, and ongoing support during their establishment period. The role also assists in coordinating external ES student placement opportunities, liaising with Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and placement candidates as required.

Responsibilities

The Education Support (ES) Coach occupies a key leadership role within the primary school's ES team, operating at the intersection of student wellbeing, staff development, and inclusive education practice. Working under the direction of the Assistant Principal, Wellbeing and Inclusion, the ES Coach assumes responsibility for the daily coordination of ES staff, ensuring that students with diverse learning and wellbeing needs receive consistent, high‐quality support across all aspects of school life.

The ES Coach provides day‐to‐day operational leadership of the ES team, including the scheduling and management of classroom support, yard duty supervision, and targeted student programmes. In this capacity, the ES Coach acts as the primary point of contact between ES staff, classroom teachers, the wellbeing team, and school leadership, facilitating clear communication, collaborative planning, and a shared understanding of individual student needs.

Beyond operational duties, the ES Coach plays a significant role in building the professional capacity of ES staff through structured coaching, observation, goal setting, and professional learning, thereby supporting team members to develop their skills and confidence in implementing evidence‐based support strategies. The role also contributes to broader school improvement priorities, including inclusion planning, student transitions, and the documentation required to support funding applications and the Disability Inclusion Programme.

The ES Coach is expected to model a high standard of professional conduct, maintain a strengths‐based and student‐centred approach, and contribute meaningfully to a school culture that values every learner and every staff member.

Who May Apply

Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfil the specific requirements of the position.

Diversity and Inclusion

The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms – culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Child Safe Standards

Victorian government schools are child‐safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with legal obligations including child‐safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the Department's exemplar available at...

The Department's employees commit to upholding the Department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. These values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the Department values is available at...

All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre‐employment conditions check.

A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programmes will be provided.

While this position is advertised as full‐time, we welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible or part‐time arrangements and encourage all interested applicants to discuss their availability.

Applications close Thursday 25 June 2026 at 11.59pm