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About this job
Position Information
Chatswood High School is a partially selective school located on Sydney's north shore. Students benefit and thrive from our diverse and differentiated curriculum designed to maximise every student's potential. Chatswood High School has a current enrolment of 2175 students, including 81% students from a non-English speaking background. The high school has several components that make it a dynamic and complex educational institution. The Year 7-12 component of the high school is made up of a mainstream enrolment who are our local students. Entry into Year 7 can also be made through the High Performing Students Unit into the Academically Selective Stream. The third mode of entry into the school is through the Department of Education Access Program that allows entry into one of the classes in the Support Unit, where we have four classes for students with mild intellectual disability (IM), moderate intellectual disability (IO) and students on the Autism Spectrum. Chatswood High School utilises explicit teaching to support teaching and learning across the school.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Autism (Secondary).
- Demonstrated ability to design, implement and differentiate high-quality teaching and learning programs, monitor student progress, and use data to enhance learning outcomes.
- Proven capacity to implement effective classroom and individualised behaviour management strategies that foster positive, inclusive, and engaging learning environments promoting student wellbeing and growth.
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills, with the proven ability to work collaboratively and inclusively with students, colleagues, parents/carers, and external agencies to support positive educational outcomes.
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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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