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About this job
Position Information
The Crescent School SSP provides intensive levels of support to students with intellectual and social/emotional disabilities in a specialised educational setting. The school is located in Goulburn NSW and is a proud member of the Goulburn Community of Public Schools. A student's eligibility to attend The Crescent School SSP is determined through the Department's disability criteria as well as the availability of a place in an appropriate specialist support class at our school. The school currently has eight classes from K-12 for students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, and the Murranga Murranga Learning Centre which includes four support classes from K-12 for students with social and emotional disabilities, including students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. At present there is an enrolment of 82 students. This enrolment includes 57 students with an intellectual disability and 25 students with a social emotional disability. 9% of students identify as Aboriginal, and there is one student with English as an additional language or dialect. The schools current Family Occupation and Education Index (FOEI) is 145. At The Crescent School we prioritises the development of literacy, numeracy and wellbeing skills that are critical to supporting students throughout their life.
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,
1. Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching trauma-impacted students with autism, intellectual disabilities, and complex and diverse needs, to achieve their personal, social, and learning outcomes
2. Demonstrated ability 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.
3. Demonstrated ability to engage, inspire and support staff whilst balancing classroom teaching and the complex administrative role of being a leadership team member.
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.
All Department of Education employees working in an SSP are required to be vaccinated as outlined at Vaccination requirements for school sites (nsw.gov.au). The successful candidate for this position will be required to confirm vaccination status prior to the department finalising their appointment and entry on duty. Find the department’s latest advice on COVID-19 (coronavirus) at https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19.
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
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.