Regional Inclusion Outreach Coach Coordinator

About the role

The Regional Inclusion Outreach Coach Coordinator (RIOCC) leads the delivery of the Inclusion Outreach Coaching Initiative across the region. The role provides guidance and strategic support through the programme lifecycle and ensures alignment with objectives in the local work area. It supports the wider regional inclusive education capability-building approach, with a primary focus on developing and delivering the Inclusion Outreach Coaching (Learning Specialists) workforce, which helps mainstream schools implement inclusive practice.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate professional learning and coaching opportunities and facilitate collaboration between educational settings
• Triage requests for support from schools, manage referrals and deploy support provision
• Communicate directly with schools and build partnerships with Area and Region coaching workforces, using a Team Around the School approach
• Support Inclusion Outreach Coaching Workforces in delivering coaching, including monitoring implementation and evaluation data, and identify training needs
• Collect and analyse impact data to identify needs for professional learning and areas for continuous improvement
• Provide guidance, resources and advice to Areas
• Support the development and use of implementation tools and materials

Required profile

• High-level decision-making, communication and operational service delivery management skills
• Strong collaboration, strategic planning, people management and stakeholder engagement skills
• Data literacy to identify trends in areas needing capability support
• Desirable: experience in schools and/or the education system
• Desirable: tertiary qualification in education, disability, allied health or a related field
• Desirable: understanding of evidence-based implementation science in education