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About this job
Position Information
Lalor Park Public School is a unique setting with a multi layered educational landscape. The school has an enrolment of 225 students, 18% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and 46% of non-English speaking background. The school comprises of preschool, mainstream and support unit classes. Based at the school are the Itinerant Support Hearing Team and an Assistant Principal Learning and Support. These specialised staff provide support to students, staff and families across the Metropolitan South and West School Operational Directorate.
The Itinerant Teacher Hearing (ISTH) position is based at Lalor Park Public School. The successful applicant will be required to travel between schools across the Bungarribee, Quakers Hill and The Ponds Networks in Metropolitan South and West School Operational Directorate to support the learning needs of students with a hearing impairment. The ability and willingness to travel between worksites is a requirement of this position. Students on caseload range from newborn through to Year 12 across a variety of settings. Two thirds of caseload students are enrolled in mainstream classes with the remaining third in support classes or Schools for Specific Purposes. The ISTH will work collaboratively with students, school staff, parents/carers and outside agencies to develop and support the implementation of invidualised programs for students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH).
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach Special Education - Hearing Impairment and a commitment to ongoing professional learning in the field of Deaf Education.
Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and evaluate quality, inclusive learning plans to meet the complex needs of students who are DHH from age of diagnosis to Year 12 across all educational settings.
Knowledge and/or willingness to develop skills in sign language, augmentative communication systems and assistive technology.
Evidence of highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build and maintain relationships with students, schools, parents, communities and outside agencies.
Knowledge of the Disability Standards for Education and capacity to apply The Standards when working with students who are DHH.
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.
Suitable applicants require a current driver's licence and comprehensively insured vehicle.
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
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