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1.5 Full Time or equivalent Part Time Positions Available

Learning Support Officers

Closing Date: 9 June 2026

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Applications are invited for the following position:

Learning Support Officers

(1.5 Full Time or equivalent Part-Time positions available)

If you enjoy working with and relate well to young people and would like to assist students with additional learning needs to become independent learners, then we would like to receive your application.

This position is a 12 month replacement position (with the strong possibility of ongoing employment). The position is to start Monday 13 July 2026 (with a later start possible by agreement).

The Role Description and Application Form are available below.

Please ensure you include a cover letter addressed to the Principal, Dr Darren Egberts.

Applications are to be uploaded to our employment website no later than
Tuesday 9 June 2026 (4.00pm)

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the
Principal, Dr Darren Egberts by phoning 5421 1200

Dr Darren Egberts

Principal

Contact Number: +61 3 5421 1226

Darren was appointed Principal of Sacred Heart College in January 2019. Darren has had almost 30 years experience in teaching and leadership across a number of Victorian Catholic secondary schools. These include eight years as Principal of Mercy Regional College, Camperdown; nine years as Deputy Principal and Director of Mission at Mount Lilydale Mercy College; seven years as a Chemistry, Religious Education and Science teacher as well as REC at Sacred Heart College, Geelong.

Darren has been committed to a lifetime of study and professional development. After completing his initial degree of Bachelor of Science and Graduate Diploma of Education at the University of Melbourne, he continued his study by completing a Graduate Diploma of Religious Education, a Masters of Religious Education and a Doctor of Education, all at Australian Catholic University. In 2018, Darren participated in the Enhancing Catholic School Identity programme in Leuven, Belgium.

Darren has a deep and passionate affiliation with the Mercy tradition and charism and believes that Mercy schools must be “…committed to holistic education; determined to ensure that each student flourishes academically, spiritually, emotionally, socially and physically”.

The purpose of the Catholic school is to provide “… an authentic Christian education, where students are called to embrace the essence of the Gospels, to flourish as whole human persons” and “… to provide exemplary learning experiences for the students who attend”.

Application Form

Name

First Name

Last Name

Address

Street

Suburb

State

Postcode

Contact Details

Email Address

Home Telephone

Mobile Phone

Current Employment

Current Employer

Position Held including responsibilities and subjects taught - if applicable

Address

Telephone

Start Date

Finish Date

Previous Employment

1. Name of Previous Employer

Position Held including responsibilities and subjects taught - if applicable

Address

Telephone

Start Date

Finish Date

2. Name of Previous Employer

Position Held including responsibilities and subjects taught - if applicable

Address

Telephone

Start Date

Finish Date

3. Name of Previous Employer

Position Held including responsibilities and subjects taught - if applicable

Address

Telephone

Start Date

Finish Date

4. Name of Previous Employer

Position Held including responsibilities and subjects taught - if applicable

Address

Telephone

Start Date

Finish Date

5. Name of Previous Employer

Position Held including responsibilities and subjects taught - if applicable

Address

Telephone

Start Date

Finish Date

Accreditations

Those applying for teaching positions are required to complete the fields below relating to VIT and ability to teach in Catholic Schools.

Those applying for non-teaching positions are only required to complete fields relating to the Working With Children Check and must hold, or be able to obtain, a Victorian Working With Children Check.

Victorian Institute of Teaching Number

VIT Expiry Date

Accreditation Number

Please note that successful candidates for teaching positions who are not accredited to teach in a Catholic school will be required to gain this accreditation within 5 years.

Accreditation Number

Teaching Methods

Working with Children Check No. - if held

Expiry

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications (Secondary/Tertiary) including those for Religious Education.

Qualification

School/Colleges/Universities Attended

Year Completed

Qualification 2

Qualification

School/Colleges/Universities Attended

Year Completed

Qualification 3

Qualification

School/Colleges/Universities Attended

Year Completed

Qualification 4

Qualification

School/Colleges/Universities Attended

Year Completed

Qualification 5

Qualification

School/Colleges/Universities Attended

Year Completed

First Aid Qualification

Expiry

First Aid Qualification 2

First Aid Qualification

Expiry

First Aid Qualification 3

First Aid Qualification

Expiry

First Aid Qualification 4

First Aid Qualification

Expiry

First Aid Qualification 5

First Aid Qualification

Expiry

Teaching Experience - if applicable

Please list from most recent (Month/Year)

Start

Finish

School

Subject or Areas

Year Level(s)

Teaching Experience 2

Start

Finish

School

Subject or Areas

Year Level(s)

Teaching Experience 3

Start

Finish

School

Subject or Areas

Year Level(s)

Teaching Experience 4

Start

Finish

School

Subject or Areas

Year Level(s)

Teaching Experience 5

Start

Finish

School

Subject or Areas

Year Level(s)

Leadership Experience

Please provide any leadership experience relevant to the position

Year

School

Position of Leadership

Leadership Experience 2

Please provide any leadership experience relevant to the position

Year

School

Position of Leadership

Leadership Experience 3

Please provide any leadership experience relevant to the position

Year

School

Position of Leadership

Leadership Experience 4

Please provide any leadership experience relevant to the position

Year

School

Position of Leadership

Leadership Experience 5

Please provide any leadership experience relevant to the position

Year

School

Position of Leadership

Interests – including: professional memberships, parish, community, volunteer work, sporting involvement (if applicable)

Name of Organisation

Position/Duties completed

Address

Commencement Date

Finish Date

Ongoing

Referees - Please include 3 professional referees

Name

Position

Mobile Phone

Business Telephone

Relationship to Referee

Referee 2

Name

Position

Mobile Phone

Business Telephone

Relationship to Referee

Referee 3

Name

Position

Mobile Phone

Business Telephone

Relationship to Referee

Any other details you wish to add in support of your application

Proof of Identity

Please attach a copy of your photo identification, for example a Driver's License or a passport

Proof of identity

For International Applicants

I have the right to work in Australia

Please attach copy of this authority

Pre-Employment Disclosure Questions

It is an inherent requirement of the position that you be a person suitable to work in child-connected work. Each of the following questions are relevant to the prospective employer understanding and determining your likely ability to carry out the inherent requirements of the advertised position. You must answer each question.

1. Have you ever had any disciplinary action taken against you by an employer (e.g. received a warning or had your employment terminated) in relation to any inappropriate or unprofessional conduct?

Yes

2. Have you ever been the subject of an allegation of inappropriate or unprofessional conduct which has been substantiated by an employer or other body?

Yes

3. Have you ever been found guilty of a criminal offence or are you currently facing criminal charges?

Yes

If yes, please provide details

4. Have you been subjected to any investigation by an employer or any other body?

Yes

If yes, please provide details

5. Do you consent to the prospective employer contacting the appropriate person at any or all of your current or former employers to confirm the accuracy of your answers in questions 1–3 above and to ask about your suitability to work with children?

Yes

If no, please provide details

How did you learn about this position?

CEM Website

College Website

Newspaper

Other

Cover Letter

Please upload a cover letter to accompany your application

In the event that your application for this position is unsuccessful, would you be happy for us to retain your application form on our files (for a maximum of two years) and to contact you should another suitable position arise?

Yes

No – please destroy this form if I am unsuccessful in my application for this position.

Application Declaration

I declare that the contents of this form are true and correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and no information concerning my employment history has been withheld.

I understand that any wilfully incorrect or misleading answer or material omission which relates to any of the questions in this form may make me ineligible for employment, or if employed, liable to disciplinary action which may include dismissal.

I consent to the prospective employer making enquiries of any current and/or previous employers in connection to the information and answers I have provided in this form to verify the accuracy of the information in this form and to confirm my ability to carry out the inherent requirements of the position including my suitability to perform child-connected work.

I understand and accept that my appointment to this position requires compliance with the College’s Child Safe Policy and Code of Conduct.

I have read and understand the College’s Child Safe Policy and Code of Conduct.

I understand and accept the terms of the application agreement

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Learning Support Officers

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Application Form

Name

Address

Contact Details

Current Employment

Previous Employment

Accreditations

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications (Secondary/Tertiary) including those for Religious Education.

Qualification 2

Qualification 3

Qualification 4

Qualification 5

First Aid Qualification

First Aid Qualification 2

First Aid Qualification 3

First Aid Qualification 4

First Aid Qualification 5

Teaching Experience - if applicable

Please list from most recent (Month/Year)

Teaching Experience 2

Teaching Experience 3

Teaching Experience 4

Teaching Experience 5

Leadership Experience

Leadership Experience 2

Leadership Experience 3

Leadership Experience 4

Leadership Experience 5

Interests – including: professional memberships, parish, community, volunteer work, sporting involvement (if applicable)

Referees - Please include 3 professional referees

Referee 2

Referee 3

Proof of Identity

Please attach a copy of your photo identification, for example a Driver's License or a passport

For International Applicants

Pre-Employment Disclosure Questions

Cover Letter

Application Declaration

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