Teacher of The Deaf

**Role Description/Criteria**

**Key Responsibilities**
- To take responsibility for a core group of St Mary’s College students, including partaking in Parent Support Group (PSG) meetings, developing Personal Learning Plans (PLP) and ensuring adjustments and interventions are in place.
- To provide explicit teaching to assigned students with a view to developing their language, literacy, social-emotional competence and other areas as needed from the Expanded Core Curriculum for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students.
- To identify and respond to the social and learning needs of deaf and hard of hearing students within inclusive education settings.
- To liaise with families, allied professionals and partner school staff on student progress, engagement, assessment and reporting.
- To ensure optimal listening conditions across the College through the monitoring of use and working order of all assistive listening devices including personal FM and Soundfield systems.
- To work as part of St Mary’s professional learning (PLC) teams in striving to achieve high student outcomes through data analysis and evidence-based practice.

Positions are open to qualified Teachers of the Deaf or teachers with an interest in teaching deaf and hard of hearing students.

St Mary’s College offers a generous and competitive remuneration package to employees. Taking full advantage of salary packaging can mean after tax salary significantly above the Award.

**The successful applicants will have a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children.**

St Mary’s College is an equal opportunity employer and applies strict privacy and confidentiality guidelines to the handling of your personal information in compliance with current privacy legislation. Please refer to our Employment Collection Notice.

**Application Procedure**:

- covering letter identifying the relevant advertised position and including a brief response outlining the extent to which you meet each of the selection criteria
- a curriculum vitae
- copies of qualifications
- copy of current VIT registration
- current employer and at least two other professionals to be listed as your referees.

**Details**:
**Address**:35 Thomas Carr Drive
TARNEIT

**Phone**:0427 795 840

**Principal**:Ms Amanda Purcell

**Applications Close**:10/05/2024

**Position**: Teaching

**Type**:Fixed Term

**Hours per Week**:Part-time

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