Learning Diversity Coordinator

About the position

Position : Learning Diversity Coordinator

Job Type : Full-time (100%), temporary position from October 2025 until June 2026, or until the maternity leave ends.

About the role

BISS Gausel is committed to fostering an inclusive, supportive, and innovative learning environment where every student can thrive. We are looking for a passionate and experienced Learning Diversity Coordinator to champion and enhance our diversity and inclusion practices across our school. This role includes collaboration with state services such as BUP (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Services) and PPT (Educational and Psychological Counselling Service), to ensure holistic, integrated support for all students.

As a Learning Diversity Coordinator, you will oversee the development, implementation, and monitoring of individualized learning plans, advocate for inclusive practices, and collaborate with teachers, parents, and state support services. You will also manage a team of learning support teachers and assistants to deliver targeted support, ensuring that allocated hours from BUP and PPT are effectively used to meet students\' specific needs.

Key responsibilities

• Student Support : conduct assessments, develop individualized education plans (IEPs) aligned with IB learner profile and PYP approaches.
• Collaboration with BUP and PPT : build close working relationships with contacts from state support services to provide coordinated, holistic support for students with complex needs.
• Team Leadership : manage and guide a team of learning support teachers and assistants, ensuring targeted support is delivered effectively and aligned with recommendations from BUP and PPT.
• Resource Allocation : strategically plan and implement support in-class and small group interventions based on allocated hours from BUP and PPT, optimizing resources to benefit students’ growth and agreed outcomes.
• Teacher Support : partner with class and subject teachers to implement differentiated instruction and inclusive practices, providing training and resources to build capacity in addressing diverse needs.
• Progress review : monitor student outcomes and adjust provision, hold regular review meetings with parents, pupils, and staff.
• Family Engagement : maintain open, supportive communication with families, ensuring their involvement in planning and monitoring their child’s progress.
• Program Development : evaluate and enhance school-wide policies and practices related to inclusion and diversity, aligning with IB standards, Norwegian requirements, and best practices.
• Compliance and Best Practices : ensure all learning diversity practices adhere to local regulations, IB policies, and international standards for inclusive education.
• Training : provide staff training and foster a culture of inclusion.
• The learning diversity coordinator is expected to cover for absence within their team.

Qualifications

Skills and experience

Who are you?

You are passionate about the inclusion of all learners in a classroom setting and working with the team of people around each student to provide a personalised, adapted approach to support the individual. You also have :

Safeguarding

BISS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to a criminal record check (DBS or equivalent).

Equal opportunities

To ensure gender equality, we strongly encourage men to apply.

About BISS Gausel

At BISS Gausel, the development of the whole child is at the heart of our education programme. Learning in the Primary and Middle School Departments is about developing personal, emotional, and social skills alongside an exciting academic programme. BISS Gausel is a private school with state funding and is authorised to teach the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary and Middle Years Programmes. It has 400 students from over 50 nationalities, aged 6 to 16 years of age.

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