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About this job
Position Information
Snowy Valleys School, is a school for specific purposes that caters for the educational and wellbeing needs for 33 students from 4-18 years (K-12) with a moderate to severe intellectual disability, autism and complex needs including physical disability, sensory impairment, challenging behaviour and health care needs. The school has 5 permanent classes. Snowy Valleys School is located in the rural town of Tumut and is part of the Gundagai Network of Schools. The school has a reputation for quality in special education and values strong relationships with families, key stake holders from allied health services, local support agencies and the community.
Our school values are Respect, Achievement and Safety which underpin our Positive Behaviour for Learning program. The school is strongly focused on quality teaching, relevant curriculum, student wellbeing programs such as the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program and preparing our students for their life after school through our comprehensive Transition to Work Program. All these programs prepare our students to achieve our school motto ‘Planning and Learning Today for Living and Working Tomorrow’. For further information about our school visit our website:
http://www.snowyvalleys-s.schools.nsw.edu.au/
Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number.
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 autism, intellectual disabilities, challenging behaviours and complex and diverse needs, including students impacted by trauma who may have mental health / emotional disturbances.
- Ability to lead and manage challenging and unexpected situations through collaboration and teamwork using skills in dynamic decision-making and problem-solving, effective communication, and task delegation.
- High-level organisational and management skills to balance classroom teaching with the complex administration demands of the Assistant Principal role, in line with Department of Education policies and procedures.
- Ability to lead, support and mentor colleagues to plan and implement evidence - based and evaluative practices using contemporary knowledge and understanding of curriculum, assessment and reporting requirements to deliver high quality differentiated learning and teaching programs.
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 (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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