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About this job
Position Information
About the role:
We are looking for the right person to join our Inclusive Education faculty. The successful applicant will join a dynamic team modelling inclusive practice across the school.
What makes us unique and proud is our school rural location and community composition. We embrace a variety of cultures and celebrate this in all we do. We foster this inclusivity through our ties to our national history, Camden exchange program and participation in community events. In addition, the sharing of culture of our First Australians is embedded in everyday life at Cowra High School. This ensures every student will receive the opportunity and experience they need to achieve ambitious outcomes and reach their potential.
The school has a Support Unit of 7 classes, supporting students with mild and moderate intellectual difficulties, autism and challenging behaviours. The school prides itself on the scope of curriculum delivered to students ensuring they are known, valued and cared for.
High level areas for improvement and further development have been established in an authentic situational analysis in consultation with Cowra High School students, Student Leadership Council, Aboriginal Education Consultative Group, Aboriginal families, Parents and Citizens, Parent / Student Focus Groups, teaching and non-teaching staff.
Through the completion of the situational analysis, the school identified the following areas for development:
• Analysis of internal and external data highlights a need for improvements in teacher classroom practice including explicit and targeted teaching to extend and challenge all learners to meet their academic potential.
• To improve teacher reflective practice and increase focus on high quality teaching, assessment and feedback to improve student performance
• To increase personalised and differentiated learning to ensure students are engaged, motivated and connected to learning
We are looking for passionate educators who share our vision of igniting the spark of lifelong success in every student.
Specific Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach Inclusive Education (Special Education) and/or experience in teaching Special Education including teaching students on the Autism Spectrum, Mild and Moderate Intellectual Disorder, and students with a Mental Health diagnosis.
2. Ability to develop and deliver effective and engaging teaching programs for students with diverse abilities.
3. Demonstrated capacity to create a safe and supportive learning environment.
4. High level interpersonal skills and the capacity to work collaboratively as part of a team.
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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.