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About this job
Position Information
Tamworth High, situated on the ancestral lands of the Gomeroi people, has a student body numbering 650, approximately 43% of whom identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. The Special Education unit has a student body of 62 students across seven support classes. The school currently has 2 MC, 2 IM, 1 IO, 1 ED and 1 AU class, supporting students with intellectual disabilities, mental health issues, autism, physical disabilities, sensory impairment and behaviour disorders.
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with physical, mild, moderate and severe intellectual disabilities, autism, complex needs, and challenging behaviours.
Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver a differentiated curriculum and quality assessments for learning practices that meet the academic, social, emotional and behaviour needs of the students.
Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with students, staff and the wider community.
Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policies and a demonstrated willingness to enhance the wellbeing, engagement, and attainment for 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.
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.