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About this job
Position Information
Cranebrook High School is a comprehensive co-educational high school serving a diverse community in Western Sydney with an enrolment of 860 students. 20% of the school population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and 5% of students are from a non-English speaking background. Cranebrook High School has a large Support Faculty, catering for 80 students with intellectual, behavioural and physical disabilities, that focuses on social and learning inclusivity. The Learning Support Team is high functioning, has a significant level of experience and expertise and supports students from years 7 to 12 with a range of effective initiatives and programs. The school has a dynamic student leadership group that contributes significantly to the local community and has developed strong links with local community groups in order to support and improve student learning and wellbeing outcomes and post-school options for students. The highly committed teaching and support staff is diverse in terms of experience and expertise.
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience teaching students with disability including intensive learning support - mental health and behaviour, mild and moderate intellectual disabilities and autism.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with all key stakeholders to meet the complex and dynamic needs of a support classroom with a range of student abilities.
Demonstrated ability to collaboratively plan, implement and evaluate individualised teaching and learning plans and programs across all Key Learning Areas which reflect the needs and aspirations of individual students.
Demonstrated capacity and understanding to meet the educational, social and cultural needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
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.
This advertisement qualifies for permanent part-time employment; therefore, applicants seeking either permanent full-time or permanent part-time work are encouraged to apply. Candidates must indicate their desired FTE (up to the maximum FTE of the advertised position) in their application prior to submission.
Please note:
• The FTE selection is final.
• No changes (increase or decrease) will be permitted at the point of offer if you are the recommended applicant.
• If no FTE is indicated, it will be assumed you are seeking the full FTE of the advertised role.
Recommended applicants seeking part-time employment will be appointed at their nominated FTE. Any remaining FTE may be offered to applicants on the eligibility list, who are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.
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
Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.
To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.