Teacher Itinerant Support Vision

Wyong High School has an enrolment of 700 students, including 115 Aboriginal students and 11% of students from non-English speaking backgrounds. The school features information technology selective classes with a STEM focus and the cohort includes eight Special Education support classes (four Multi Categorical, two Mild intellectual disability, one Moderate to Severe intellectual disability and one for Emotional Disturbance).

Wyong High School has a strong and active Parent and Citizens' Association and Ngara Aboriginal Education Consultative Group that work in partnership with us to support school initiatives. We are an active member of the Wyong Learning Community, having established productive links with our partner schools and implemented initiatives of which some include; Year 6 transition and STEM programs. The school has partnership with local industry through the P-TECH program providing vocational opportunities to its students including significant linkage to university programs. Wyong High School enjoys a mix of both highly experienced and early career teachers and seeks to give an authentic voice to Wyong High School students in the areas of school governance, teaching and learning, wellbeing, community involvement, leadership and learning environments.

Wyong High School continues to focus on quality student learning outcomes in literacy, numeracy and engagement and caters for a broad range of activities including creative and performing arts, cultural, sporting, vocational and academic pursuits. Our established positive, respectful relationships across the learning community ensure a collective commitment to quality learning outcomes for all students.

1. Approval and willingness to teach students with a vision impairment in all educational settings P-12, willing to travel in an itinerant capacity creating positive relationships.

2. Evidence of successful teaching experience in Braille, Orientation and Mobility and the Expanded Core Curriculum, having the ability to interpret individual vision reports and advise on the relevant support required for Preschool-Year 12 students with vision impairment.

3. Demonstrated excellent interpersonal communication and relationships with a wide variety of professionals, utilizing highly developed organizational and management skills

4. Demonstrated capacity to promote an effective learning environment with knowledge of the Disability Standards for Education and understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of students from diverse cultural backgrounds.

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.

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.