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Diane Cawthray

Oakey,QLD

Summary

School Learning Support Officer (Teachers Aide) at a School for Specific Purposes from Kinder to Year 12 which caters for students with significant physical and intellectual disabilities, mental health concerns, autism, sensory processing disorders and complex behaviours. Experience in all key roles with skills, and expertise for this role. Providing support to both staff and students to ensure the implementation of individual education plans and explicit learning experiences for all students. Working collaboratively with staff to ensure individual needs are met authentically across the whole school setting.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

School Learning Support Officer

NSW Department Of Education
02.2014 - 12.2023
  • Highly effective communication skills. Positive relationships with all staff working collaboratively as part of a team.
  • Strong interpersonal skills contributing to my success as an SLSO.
  • Confident and effective communication with students, colleagues, parents and wider community.
  • Collaborate with students and teachers to meet individual sensory needs of students.
  • Work collaboratively with classroom teacher to ensure IEPs are implemented effectively and that learning is differentiated for students.
  • Support implementation of school wide programs such as Positive Behavior for Learning (PBL), Visual Learning and Zones of Regulation to promote consistency across the whole school.
  • Assist with toileting and personal care needs of students of all ages and dependency levels, including washing, bathing, showering, dressing changing and feeding.
  • Assist teachers in organising and preparing resources, in the classroom to support their engagement in learning activities.
  • Follow and implement healthcare, behaviour support plans, and risk management plans of students with disabilities and behavior disorders to support teaching and learning.
  • Operate and maintain student mobility equipment, eg. hoists and standing frames.
  • Transition students from mainstream setting to SSP and students transitioning to post school options.
  • Provide holistic support to all students.
  • Member of 2020 GS Kidd Memorial School Naidoc Planning Team.

Education

LOWOOD STATE HIGH SCHOOL

Skills

  • First Aid, CPR-Basic Emergency Life Support, Anaphylaxis Training
  • E-Emergency Care (APTSs)
  • Health Care Procedures
  • Managing Actual and Perceived Aggression Training (MAPA)
  • Positive Behavior Support: Positive Partnerships Online
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder : Positive Partnerships Online Training
  • Understanding Sensory Processing: Positive Partnerships Online Training
  • Teacher & Teachers Assistant : Sue Larkey
  • Introduction to Visual Supports - Positive Partnerships Online Training
  • Child Protection
  • Code of Conduct
  • Corruption Prevention for Public Schools
  • Data Breach Response Plan- Reporting Data Breaches
  • Introduction to Zone of Regulation
  • Introduction to Trauma Informed Practices
  • Connecting to Country AECG

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

INCLUSION SUPPORT ASSISTANT (Jan 2024 - Current) C & K KINDERGARTEN

SCHOOL OFFICIER (Jan 2024- Current) MARY MacKILLOP COLLEGE

SLSO at NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (2014-2023) G S KIDD MEMORIAL SCHOOL

NSW NDIS SUPPORT WORKER (SELF EMPLOYED) (August 2019 -December 2019) - Gunnedah

COOK & FOOD SERVICES ASSISTANT (Jan 2017 - Dec 2012) LOURDES HOME OF THE AGED - Toowoomba

REFEREES

Miss Bec Maybury

Principal: GS Kidd Memorial School

Ph: 0400 368 078


Mrs Karen Hobson

Teacher: Carrol State School

Ph: 0427 250 179


Mrs Laura Higgins

Teacher: G S Kidd Memorial School

Ph: 0401 097 829


WWWC: C0395118E

Timeline

School Learning Support Officer

NSW Department Of Education
02.2014 - 12.2023

LOWOOD STATE HIGH SCHOOL
Diane Cawthray