Teacher Special Education

12 hours ago


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

Para Meadows School has a current enrolment of 117 students, 8 primary classes and 9 high school classes. The school caters for the individual needs of students from Kindergarten to Year 12 with an intellectual disability. We have a strong emphasis on teamwork and collaboration.

Selection Criteria
  1. Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with additional learning needs including autism, intellectual disabilities and behavioural difficulties with proven abilities to implement strategies to meet their communication, sensory, social and challenging behavioural needs.

  2. Proven ability to initiate and deliver differentiated learning experiences to students with complex learning needs, with a strong emphasis on improving literacy and numeracy outcomes

  3. Evidence of outstanding flexible classroom management skills and collaboration with other stakeholders that focus on improving student engagement and creating a positive learning environment.

  4. Highly developed knowledge and demonstrated use of AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication), to support students, with complex communication needs, to engage in learning and social opportunities.

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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