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 or classes following MACS Vision for Instruction practice and following the Victorian Curriculum and 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 work as part of a St Mary’s professional learning (PLC) team in striving to achieve high student outcomes through data analysis and evidence-based practice.

**Role**
- Planning and implementation of student plans containing specific goals which will be included in teaching and interventions programs.
- Teaching well planned units of work with clear learning intentions, success criteria and sequence of instruction as identified through needs assessment and following a multi-tiered intervention system.
- Assessing, collecting data and using research-based knowledge to plan differentiated teaching through a cycle of inquiry process.
- Documenting learning, student assessments and achievement outcomes on a continual basis through the Learning Management Platform (SIMON).
- Using feedback from coaching, observation and student data to measure impact and make adjustments to practice.
- Providing support, advice and guidance to partner school teachers on modifications and adjustments as appropriate.
- Following procedures and practices as identified in St Mary’s Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) framework.
- Being responsive to the pastoral care needs of students and their families.

**Commitment to Child Safety**
The successful applicant will:

- Be familiar with and comply with the school's child-safe policy and code of conduct, and any other policies or procedures relating to child safety.
- Assist in the provision of a child-safe environment for students.

**Qualification and Requirements**
- Professional qualifications in the education of students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (or a willingness to undertake further study).
- Registered with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
- Willingness to support and participate in the Faith activities of the school community.
- Capacity to understand and implement Duty of Care and Occupational Health and Safety requirements.
- Teachers without qualifications to teach Deaf and Hard of Hearing students are able to access a fully funded scholarship through St Mary’s to complete an appropriate Master of Learning Intervention or Disabilities Studies._

St Mary’s College offers a generous remuneration package to employees. Taking full advantage of salary packaging can mean take home wages significantly above the Award.

St Mary’s also offers generous professional learning opportunities including paid attendance at local and interstate conferences.

**Application Procedure**:
**How to apply**:

- covering letter clearing identifying the relevant advertised position
- a brief response outlining the extent to which you meet each of the criteria and pointing to evidence that you will be able to fulfil the role
- certified copies of qualifications, as required
- copy of current VIT registration
- current employer and at least two other professionals to be listed as your referees.

Further information is available by contacting the College on 9800 2733 or accessing the link to our website St Mary's College for the deaf

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

**Phone**:0427 795 840

**Principal**:Ms Amanda Purcell

**Applications Close**:06/10/2024

**Position**: Teaching

**Type**:Ongoing

**Hours per Week**:Part-time

TOD Position Description 2025.pdf