Teacher - Special Education - 0.800FTE - Havenlee School

4 days ago

South Coast NSW, Australia NSW Government Full time $60,000 - $100,000 per year
Position Information

Havenlee School is on the traditional land the Yuin Nation. It is a SSP in North Nowra and part of the Northern Shoalhaven Community of Schools. The school consists of 10 classes, pre-school to year 12 (8 IO/IS & 2 MC). The students present with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, often accompanied by secondary physical, behavioural and other disabilities such as Autism Spectrum Disorder. Aboriginal students make up approximately 43% of Havenlee School enrolments.

Selection Criteria
  • Possession of approval to teach special education and/or demonstrated experience teaching students from pre-school to Year 12 with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and/or complex medical and/or behavioural needs.
  • Proven ability to effectively manage programming and assessment requirements across multi-stage classes to promote student growth and wellbeing, including for Aboriginal students and those with challenging behaviours and/or complex medical needs.
  • Demonstrated expertise in classroom management strategies that effectively address the diverse learning and behavioural needs of students.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to collaborate proactively and professionally with colleagues, parents, carers, School Learning Support Officers (SLSOs), support agencies, and the wider community.
Conditions

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.

Special Notes

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

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