Early Childhood Special Needs Educator

**Role**

Early Childhood Special Needs Educator working in our early education program at Monash Special Developmental School.

The primary focus of the Early Education Special Needs Educator is on further developing skills and competencies to become an effective Early Education educator with structured support and guidance from Early Education Educators at higher levels and the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes. These teachers teach a range of students/classes and are accountable for the effective delivery of their programs. Early Education Special Needs Educators are skilled early years educators who operate under general direction within clear guidelines following established work practices and documented priorities and may have responsibility for the supervision and training of one or more student teachers.

Early Education Special Needs Educators participate in the development of the school policies and programs and assist in the implementation of school priorities.

**Responsibilities**

The role of the Early Education Special Needs Educator may include but is not limited to:

- Direct teaching of groups of students and individual students
- Contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of a curriculum are or other curriculum programs within the school
- Undertaking other classroom teaching related and organisational duties as determined by the School Principal
- Participating in activities such as parent/teacher meetings, staff meetings and excursions
- Undertaking other non-teaching supervisory duties

**Who May Apply**

Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.

**Selection Criteria**

SC1 Demonstrated commitment to Special Education and an understanding of Intellectual Disability / Autism and the implications for teaching and learning.

SC2 Effective teaching skills that caters to the widely varying skills and abilities of the students through the planning and implementation of a program in line with the Early Years Learning Framework and within the school wide model of Structured Teaching.

SC3 Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills including the capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with parents, colleagues and the broader school community.

SC4 Demonstrated experience in monitoring and assessing student learning. This includes using data to inform teaching practice and providing feedback on student learning.

SC5 Demonstrated ability to support the social and personal development of students and an understanding and commitment to Positive Behaviour Support.

SC6 Ability to work collaboratively as a productive team member and to actively support wider school initiatives. Demonstrated commitment and capacity to actively contribute to a broad range of school activities and a commitment to ongoing professional learning to enable further development of skills and teaching capacity

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**

**Child Safe Standards**

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
**DE Values**

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
**Conditions of Employment**
- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

**JOB CLOSES: 27TH MARCH 2025.**

**All Applications must be made through Careers Victoria website (job reference 1466759) and must include response to the key selection criteria and resume.**

Pay: $72,739.00 - $88,450.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 27/03/2025