Teacher Special Education Vision Impairment

The base school for this position is Bogangar Public School which is located on the beautiful Tweed Coast in the community of Bogangar/Cabarita Beach. The school has a current enrolment of 336 with 6% identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander as well as 13% having a language background other than English. The School Plan and the Annual Report for Bogangar Public School are available at https://bogangar-

The Itinerant Support Teacher – Vision (ISTV) supports schools to make the curriculum accessible to students with confirmed vision disabilities in preschools, primary schools, high schools, schools for specific purposes and support classes. ISTVs work in a multi-disciplinary team with students, parents and carers, school learning and support teams and other professionals. They conduct student assessments, participate in review meetings, support school staff in making teaching and learning adjustments, provide professional learning for school staff, explicitly teach relevant areas of the expanded core curriculum such as self-advocacy, independent living skills and safe movement techniques, and commit to relevant ongoing professional learning including in relevant assistive technology to develop and maintain expertise in this specialised role.

Interested applicants should contact David Hausen on or by emailing for further information regarding this role.

• Approval to teach Visual Impairment (primary and/or secondary), with demonstrated skills and knowledge in Braille instruction and transcription.
• Ability to co-develop and monitor personalised learning and support plans with targeted learning goals and to contribute to personalised learning pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students with visual impairments.
• High level communication, interpersonal and organisational skills with a proven capacity to work collaboratively and build positive relationships with students, staff, parents and external agencies, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and communities.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the Department of Education's relevant disability policies as well as the policies and protocols supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in culturally safe environments and respecting cultural practices.

An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.

Ability and willingness to travel between worksites. The successful applicant will be required to travel by personal transport to regional and rural schools to support students with visual impairments and will require a current driver's licence and reliable vehicle.

This is a permanent part-time position of 4 days per week, 0.8FTE (full time equivalent).

This advertisement qualifies for permanent part-time employment; therefore, applicants seeking permanent part-time work are encouraged to apply. Candidates must indicate their desired FTE (up to the maximum FTE of the advertised position) in their application prior to submission.

Please note:

• The FTE selection is final.
• No changes (increase or decrease) will be permitted at the point of offer if you are the recommended applicant.
• If no FTE is indicated, it will be assumed you are seeking the full FTE of the advertised role.

Recommended applicants seeking part-time employment will be appointed at their nominated FTE. Any remaining FTE may be offered to applicants on the eligibility list, who are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

About the NSW Department of Education

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team ) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.