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About this job
Position Information
Passfield Park School for Specific Purposes is a dedicated centre of educational excellence, specifically catering to students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, often accompanied by complex behavioural and emotional needs. We serve a diverse student population of 105 students ranging from K-12 from various cultural backgrounds, fostering an inclusive and supportive environment.
Our school prioritises the implementation of the Zones of Regulation framework, which aids students in developing essential emotional regulation skills and self-awareness. We are committed to delivering innovative, student-centred personalised educational programs that promote independence, well-being, and successful transitions into post-school life.
We employ Positive Behaviour for Learning principles to encourage positive behaviours and create a nurturing classroom culture. Additionally, we utilise Trauma-Informed Practices to ensure that our educational strategies are sensitive to the individual experiences of our students, helping them build resilience and a sense of safety.
General Selection Criteria
1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy
Specific Selection Criteria
In addition to the general selection criteria,
- Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with complex learning needs
- Demonstrated capacity to lead educational transformation and foster a positive school culture, emphasising equity, excellence, collaboration, and high expectations to empower individuals as future-focused global citizens.
- Leadership and experience dealing with complex challenging behaviours and demonstrated ability to support and lead staff to plan for and manage these behaviours.
- Capacity to be a dynamic member of the executive leadership team and to lead initiatives that address the whole school strategic directions and nurture positive, quality relationships across the school 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 seeking either permanent full time or permanent part time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. If the recommended applicant is seeking permanent part time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.9 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE. Applicants on the eligibility list will be offered the remaining FTE but 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 (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) 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.