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About this job
Position Information
Tweed River High School, located on the Far North Coast of NSW on Bundjalung Nation land, is a diverse comprehensive secondary school of 655 students. The school is committed to inclusive education that recognises and honours Aboriginal culture, with strong community partnerships and dedicated programs supporting our 160 First Nations students. Offering a broad curriculum with pathways to university and a state-of-the-art Vocational Education Hub, Tweed River High provides tailored academic and vocational learning to meet individual student needs and prepare them for future success. The school fosters wellbeing through comprehensive support services, a Special Education Unit promoting inclusion, and initiatives such as a student support dog. Strong community collaboration ensures smooth transitions and cultivates responsible, engaged citizens.
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval and/or experience to teach students with cognitive, behavioural and/or physical disabilities.
Demonstrated ability to design and teach quality, differentiated educational programs and develop Personalised Learning Support Plans and Behaviour Management Plans for students with a wide range of individual learning needs, while providing a culture of high expectations for all students in a multistage setting.
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
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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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