Job Description
Lead and develop our learning support programs, ensuring every student is well taught and well cared for......
LEADERSHIP ROLE | Head of Learning Support | Commencement Term 1, 2027 | Permanent (full-time)
Arden Anglican School is seeking an exceptional educator and leader to join our team as Head of Learning Support (Secondary). This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and experienced teacher to lead and develop our learning support programs, ensuring every student is well taught and well cared for.
As a key member of our educational team, the successful applicant will provide strategic leadership of Learning Support across the School, working collaboratively with students, families, teachers, and external specialists to ensure all students are supported to achieve their full potential. In addition, you will teach a class in your key learning area or Christian Studies.
About You
The successful applicant will demonstrate:
- A strong commitment to the Christian faith and active support of the School's Christian mission and values.
- Appropriate teaching qualifications and NESA accreditation.
- Experience in Learning Support.
- Demonstrated leadership capability, including the ability to lead initiatives and influence best practice.
- A sound understanding of contemporary approaches to supporting diverse learners.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills.
- The ability to build strong relationships with students, parents, staff, and external stakeholders.
- A collaborative and proactive approach to supporting student success.
If you are keen to demonstrate your leadership capabilities and bring a creative, innovative approach to supporting diverse learners within a school built on Christian foundations, we welcome your application.
Please download and review the Role Description and complete the Employment Application Form
- School’s Employment Application
- Cover Letter
- Resume
Applications close by 4pm, Thursday 17 September 2026.
Incomplete applications may delay the School’s ability to fully consider or progress applications to the interview panel
The School may conduct interviews on receipt of applications of interest and appoint a suitable candidate prior to the closing date. Enquiries - contact hr@arden.nsw.edu.au.
Do Applicants need to have Permission to work in Australia?
Arden’s Mission and Vision encapsulate the powerful, traditional strengths of the School while also directing energy towards new areas of focus as we prepare our students for the future.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is the bedrock of our School; anchored in Christ.
Centred on the Christian faith and finding joy in God, Arden provides an exceptional co-educational learning experience that nurtures the uniqueness of confident, capable global citizens.
OUR VISION
Our vision is a ‘light on a hill’; guiding our path and lifting our sights.
Arden strives to be an inspiring learning community that engages the mind, nurtures the spirit and nourishes the body within a caring Christian environment.
Arden graduates are curious, courageous and compassionate men and women with an enduring passion for learning who transform the communities in which they live and work.
When we speak of an inspiring learning community this includes not only students highly engaged in their learning, but also the ongoing professional development of our educators and the involvement of our parents as active partners and participants.
OUR MOTTO
In God My Joy
At Arden we encourage our students to experience the joy that is found in a relationship with Jesus Christ. Flowing from this, we want our students to consider the needs of others and to reflect on the development of their character under God.
Arden is a Christian Preschool to Year 12 Independent School providing a positive and caring learning environment for girls and boys.