Teacher Special Education

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NSW Government Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year
Position Information

Katoomba High School rests on the lands of the Darug and Gundungurra people whose elders provide a strong connection between the school and the original owners. Katoomba High School is a large centre for secondary education located in the Upper Blue Mountains. The student body has almost doubled in number over the last ten years, affirming the comprehensive nature of the school. The Upper Blue Mountains community falls largely into the upper or middle socio-educational advantage range. Alliances and partnerships that supplement and complement the work of the school include: local Blue Mountains Ngara Wingarru Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG), Mountains Youth Services Team (MYST), Headspace, Women's Health Centre, TAFE, Scenic World and other local businesses, the Upper Blue Mountains Learning Community (a coalition of public schools working together to benefit the work of all members) and various cultural and artistic organisations. The student population is currently 860, comprimising 8% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 4% from a language background other than English. The school hosts a large Inclusive Education Faculty with ten classes catering for students with learning, physical and behavioural disabilities, as well as autism and anxiety. Most students are drawn from six local primary schools with which the high school has developed strong partnerships.

Selection Criteria
  • Approval to teach Special Education and/or demonstrated experience teaching secondary students with complex behaviour needs, particularly within a mixed Mainstream/ Support Unit setting. Experience working with students with Autism, Moderate Intellectual Disability and other complex needs is highly desirable.

  • Strong classroom and behaviour management skills, coupled with effective wellbeing practices. Proven ability to utilise data to plan and deliver individualised support for student wellbeing and learning programs.

  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, proactively and professionally with colleagues, parents and carers. Experience liaising with external support agencies to provide comprehensive support for students with diverse needs, including Aboriginal students.

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

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.

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