0490341644
About this job
Position Information
The Itinerant Support Teacher – Vision (ISTV) provides support in making the curriculum accessible to students with confirmed vision disabilities in preschools, primary schools, high schools, schools for specific purposes and support classes within the Northern Rivers region of NSW. ISTVs work in a multi-disciplinary team with students, their teachers, parents and carers, school learning and support teams and other professionals. They conduct student assessments, participate in review meetings, support school staff in making teaching and learning adjustments, provide professional learning for school staff, explicitly teach relevant areas of the expanded core curriculum such as self-advocacy, independent living skills and safe movement techniques, and commit to relevant ongoing professional learning to develop and maintain expertise in this specialised role. The successful applicant will be required to travel by personal transport to regional and rural schools to support students with visual impairments and will require a current driver’s licence and reliable vehicle.
This full-time position is based at Southern Cross Public School, located in the North-Eastern NSW, which has a student enrolment of 364, including 9% Aboriginal students and offering four support classes. This is a vibrant, innovative and dynamic learning community that is committed to fostering excellence within a rich and diverse learning environment through strong collaboration. The latest School Plan and Annual School Report are available at https://sthcross-c.schools.nsw.gov.au/.
Interested applicants should contact David Hausen on 0490341644 or david.hausen@det.nsw.edu.au for further information regarding this role.
Specific Selection Criteria
· Approval to teach Visual Impairment (Primary) and Visual Impairment (Secondary).
· High level communication, interpersonal and organisational skills with a proven capacity to work collaboratively and build positive relationships with students, staff, parents and external agencies, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and communities.
· Knowledge of and commitment to the Department of Education’s relevant disability policies as well as the policies and protocols supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in culturally safe environments and respecting cultural practices.
· Experience in teaching the use of braille, assistive technology and associated software including iOS applications to support access to the curriculum, as well as the ability to co-develop and monitor personalised learning and other relevant plans for students with visual impairments.
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
This is a permanent full-time position.
Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
Ability and willingness to travel between worksites.
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
Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.
To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.