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About this job
Position Information
Tirriwirri School caters for 34 students with moderate to severe intellectual, as well as physical disabilities and autism. Classes range from kindergarten to Year 12, and each is staffed by a Teacher and a School Learning Support Officer. The school has a strong commitment to offering all students the same educational opportunities that all students can access. Our school is committed to supporting young people with disabilities to maximise their potential and participate in our community as equal citizens. Our inclusively designed learning environments facilitate innovative, high-quality teaching and learning practices, and provide the best possible educational opportunities to all students. We currently have 6 classes K-12, with the possibility of a 7th class as we grow. We have a Mini Woolies, Nursery and agriculture program, providing high quality engaging curriculum in KLAs and Career Planning. We value student voice as effective communication partners with our students and build partnerships with students, families, and stakeholders in the team around the student.
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 in dealing with complex challenging behaviours and demonstrated ability to support and lead staff to plan for impactful strategies that lead to transforming lives.
- Capacity to be a dynamic member of the executive leadership team and to lead initiatives that address the whole school strategic direction 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 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.