1. Application for Advertised School Learning Support Officer
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This application for employment is in response to an advertisement for the position of part
time School Learning Support Officer.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Armstrong, Rochelle Karen (nee Hooper)
Place of Birth: Sydney, Australia
Address: 19 Sierra Road, Engadine 2233
Telephone (H): 02 8521 6206 Telephone (M): 0416 378 293
TERTIARY EDUCATION
Education support Cert III OTEN currently studying
Advanced Marketing Certificate TAFE 1989
REFEREES
Mrs Nicole Arnold
Principal
Como Public School
1 Genoa Rd
Como NSW 2226
Ph 9528 9003
Mrs Katrina Roffey
Classroom Teacher
Como Public School
1 Genoa Rd
Como NSW 2226
Ph 9528 9003 (Available Mon, Tues, Wed)
Mrs Victoria Pantelis
Principal
Marton Public School
107 Kingswood Road
Engadine NSW 2233
Ph 9520 5240
MB 0403 921 821
Ms Stacey Coates
Classroom Teacher
Sutherland North Public School
Auburn St
Sutherland North 2232
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2. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Present
DET – Como Public School
School Learning Support Officer.
 Support students in the classroom and on the playground with disabilities.
 Supervision of students with disabilities in the playground, classroom and on excursions outside the school.
 Support Indigenous children in relation to their participation and progress. Supporting and encouraging student
retention.
 Develop and support Personal Learning Plan for Indigenous students.
 Encouraging Indigenous student participation.
 Maintaining effective relationships with Indigenous parents.
 Particular focus on Indigenous students to enable these children to meet and exceed the outcomes of the general
population of students.
 Literacy support programs for students with the Macquarie reading program and Multi-Lit.
 I have learnt how to relate to students through a variety of sensory aide methods which assists them to
communicate.
 Participation in helping children to develop positive relationships with teachers and other students in the
classroom.
 Strong understanding of the importance of providing safe environments for staff and children to operate within,
taking extreme caution to follow guidelines where safety is concerned.
 I am a strong communicator and very happy to follow directions from the Teacher and communicate them in a
way the children will understand and respond to.
 I use my observation skills and positive intervention techniques to manage behaviour and relationships with
students.
2001-2010
VISIT Merchandise Pty Ltd (Formerly Nucolorvue Productions)
Senior Account Manager
 Strong customer service focus, dealing with both internal staff members and with external customers.
 Excellent phone manner
 Generating positive energy and consistently working towards the above task.
 Overall office skills….filing, faxing, photocopying, customer file maintenance.
 Excellent time management skills….ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
 Product development & design.
 Inventory management.
 Product review and sales presentations with customers.
 Work to tight deadlines, liaising with other staff members to achieve this.
 Manage product delivery schedule to ensure products are received for peak selling periods.
 Stock survey reporting.
 Product research for new creatively designed concepts.
1999-2001
Wizard Mortgage Corporation
Senior Underwriter
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3.  Credit control assessments of new mortgage applications.
 Liaise with Brokers on submissions.
 Customers file maintenance.
 Submit applications to Mortgage insurers for assessment.
1996-1999
PMI Mortgage Insurance (Formerly MGICA)
Senior Underwriter
• Credit control assessments of new mortgage applications.
• Liaise with Mortgage Brokers on home loan submissions.
1995-1996
Select Credit Union
Branch Manager
• Interviews with clients for Home loans.
• Team building and supervision.
• Co-ordinate monthly branch meetings with staff for product updates and procedural changes.
• Overall branch management.
• Manage a Branch monthly sales target.
1989-1996
St George Bank
• Manage a Branch monthly sales target.
• Interviews with clients for Home loans.
• Team building and supervision.
• Co-ordinate monthly branch meetings with staff for product updates and procedural changes.
• Local Chamber of Commerce Treasurer at Redfern & Frankston VIC branches.
• Ongoing training as required to improve skill levels.
Developed customer service skills with one particular staff members who was a successful finalist for customer
service awards (SMILES award). I was very proud of the work we did together to achieve this result.
1987-1989
Nucolorvue Productions
Sales Representative
 Extremely high standard of customer service.
 Generating positive energy and consistently working towards the above task.
 Product development & design.
 Inventory management.
 Product review and sales presentations with customers.
 Work to tight deadlines, liaising with other staff members to achieve this.
 Manage product delivery schedule to ensure products are received for peak selling periods.
 Stock survey reporting.
 Product research for new creatively designed concepts.
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4. OTHER SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND INTERESTS
• I am a current Board member of Kurranulla Aboriginal Corporation.
• I am the Kurranulla representative on the Committee for Sutherland Shire
Reconciliation.
• Co-ordinate NAIDOC celebrations for Como Public School.
• Identify and share significant dates on the Indigenous calendar.
• Co-ordinate NAIDOC celebrations at St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, where
my children attend.
• Co-ordinate NAIDOC Parish Mass for St John Bosco Church.
• Developed and support Personal Learning plans for Indigenous students.
• Teach Indigenous students the Acknowledgement to Country in Dharawal language.
• Implementing a program to teach Indigenous students Dharawal language atSt John
Bosco Primary.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
POSITION CRITERIA
Demonstrated ability to undertake advertised position.
 SEE: Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal education policies.
 I am a proud Aboriginal woman, a descendant from the Wiradjuri people of Central west NSW.
 I currently work in a mainstream classroom with children with emotional disabilities and support them with their
literacy and numeracy.
 I have previously worked in SSP schools with a high physical need for support.
 Awareness that children with disabilities have a right to make their own choices and be treated with respect and
dignity.
 Assisting in the therapeutic programs including activities such as craft, music, scripture and music.
 Nursing skills including the physical care and behaviour of students, toileting when required
 Awareness of the range and variety of needs that children exhibit within the environment of a special needs school,
having previously worked at SSP School
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My experience includes:
Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal education policies
• To meet the learning need of all students, with particular focus on Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Island children, to ensure the DET supports schools to enable these
children to meet and even exceed the outcomes of the general population of students.
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5. • The principle concern of public schools is to provide a high quality of teaching and
learning by offering services without discrimination, effective teaching, enhancing the
diversity of the secondary school curriculum, providing safe, secure, disciplined
learning environments, monitoring student performance and reporting these outcomes.
• I also acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land I walk on, The Dharawal
people.
The Department’s position is clearly set out through these policies and I am happy, indeed
naturally inclined, to continue to apply these principles in order to achieve the best results for
those students concerned and in turn the wider community.
I have a strong personal commitment to public education, teachers and students. I believe in,
and support the values of public education and act with professionalism and pride in all
dealings with the entire school community.
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6. • The principle concern of public schools is to provide a high quality of teaching and
learning by offering services without discrimination, effective teaching, enhancing the
diversity of the secondary school curriculum, providing safe, secure, disciplined
learning environments, monitoring student performance and reporting these outcomes.
• I also acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land I walk on, The Dharawal
people.
The Department’s position is clearly set out through these policies and I am happy, indeed
naturally inclined, to continue to apply these principles in order to achieve the best results for
those students concerned and in turn the wider community.
I have a strong personal commitment to public education, teachers and students. I believe in,
and support the values of public education and act with professionalism and pride in all
dealings with the entire school community.
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