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About this job
Position Information
St Ives High School is a comprehensive coeducational high school with a current enrolment in excess of 1730 students. 32% of students are from non-English speaking backgrounds and the gender balance is approximately 57% boys and 43% girls. An Autism Unit is being established this year which will operate alongside a long-established Hearing Support Unit within a new inclusive education faculty. St Ives High School also is home to an Intensive English Centre, a long running high performance and gifted education program and a substantial learning and support program, all of which are valued by the community.
There have been significant advances in infrastructure in recent years resulting in improved teaching and learning facilities including a new gym which is about to be extended, in a joint project with Ku-ring-gai Council. The school’s curriculum structure is based on KLAs and the school runs a substantial student wellbeing program. There is a mix of early career and experienced teachers who have played a significant role in improved HSC results in recent years. The school has an active, supportive and highly engaged P&C and the community has high expectations for student involvement and achievement.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with Autism and comorbid conditions
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively, proactively, and professionally with students, parents, colleagues, and other stakeholders to create positive learning outcomes for students.
- Demonstrated capacity to plan, implement, and evaluate individualised student learning plans and programs that reflect the learning, social and wellbeing needs and aspirations of students.
- Demonstrated capacity to develop a positive and well-managed learning environment, through the implementation of evidence-based classroom management and wellbeing strategies.
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
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