Teacher Special Education - Sarah Redfern High School

About this job

Position Information

Sarah Redfern High School is a co-educational, comprehensive secondary school providing exceptional learning opportunities for all. Located in the suburb of Minto, the school serves a community in the South West Sydney Campbelltown area that includes a wide range of families from diverse cultural and socio-economic groups.Our learning community is inclusive and made up of a diverse range of learners; including academically gifted students as well as students requiring learning support. In 2024 there are a total of 695 students enrolled at the school with 65% of these students being from a Language Background Other Than English (LBOTE ), while 12% of students identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Our Support Unit consists of five specialist classes, catering to the needs of students with Autism, Moderate Intellectual Disability and Mild Intellectual Disability.The school provides a safe and caring educational setting where the wellbeing of students is paramount. Our wellbeing initiatives focus on proactively supporting all students in improving their learning and ensure they feel connected to their school community. There is a strong focus on providing opportunities for leadership, enhanced learning experiences and engagement.The school has a strong focus on supporting students to successfully engage in learning and provides support for students with wide ranging learning disabilities as well as students who demonstrate high potential/giftedness. Whole school literacy and numeracy programs deliver targeted teaching to all students in Years 7-10 providing them with strong foundations to support them in post-school pathways. The school is located in an area with strong connections to the local Aboriginal community and the Dharawal people. The school strives to build to strong relationships with Aboriginal students and their families as well as in the wider community. The school places a significant value on the knowledge and expertise of local Aboriginal elders and incorporates this into school life in many ways.

We are well supported by our community especially in regards to the provision of broad ranging learning opportunities focusing on a well-rounded education. Our highly skilled and motivated teachers deliver quality educational programs with a strong focus on literacy, numeracy and ICT. We foster high standards and have high expectations that every student will succeed in their learning.

Specific Selection Criteria

Approval to teach and/or experience teaching students with mild, moderate intellect ability and Autism (secondary).

Experience in the successful development, implementation, revision and evaluation of collaboratively developed personalised learning and support plans.

Highly developed interpersonal skills with a focus on teamwork, effective communication and building relationships with students, colleagues, parents, external personnel and the wider school community to improve outcomes for students with disability.

Ability to implement innovative and evidence-based quality teaching practices which enhance engagement and improve student learning outcomes for all learners.

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.