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About this job
Position Information
DCSC provides a broad range of curriculum offerings and teaching staff engage in regular professional learning so high impact evidence-based teaching strategies are embedded in all course programs. High expectations for students and support for them to develop capabilities as independent self-motivated learners are central to all DCSC programs and activities. A broad and challenging curriculum at DCSC provides students with choice and access designed to unleash the learning potential in all.
Transition from school to employment or post-school education and training is a key focus in the curriculum and is supported through the Strive for Success program. Negotiated, individualised goals combined with careers coaching are key components of this program. The DCSC Careers program provides multi-faceted and individualised support for students to navigate post-school options and pathways and set goals that are both aspirational and achievable.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval and/or experience to teach students with cognitive, behavioural and/or physical disabilities.
- Capacity to develop quality teaching and learning programs and activities to meet the diverse social, emotional and learning needs of students with a formal placement.
- Evidence of ability to work collaboratively with students, teachers, School Learning Support Officers, parents/carers and the wider school community with high expectations for students to develop their capabilities.
- Understanding of and ability to demonstrate planning and implementation of programs and activities specifically to support the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and students living with a disability for the learning potential in all.
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.