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About this job
Position Information
The IST-V role supports schools to make the curriculum accessible to students with low vision and blindness in preschool, primary schools, high schools, schools for specific purposes and support classes.
Explicit teaching of Expanded Core Curriculum focus areas such as self advocacy, independent living skills and safe movement techniques is a requirement of the role.
The base school for this position is Newbridge Heights Public School which is located in the leafy suburb of Chipping Norton. The school has a current enrolment of 403 students. The IST-V travels to support students with vision impairment (preschool to Year 12) in the Bankstown, Chullora and Chipping Norton network of schools. This is a collaborative support role that aims to build the capacity of school staff to develop, implement and monitor quality teaching programs for students with vision impairment.
Applicants must have a current drivers licence, their own vehicle and comprehensive insurance
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach students with vision impairment. (k-12), including those whose main medium is Braille, across a range of educational settings from preschool to Year 12.
- Knowledge/experience of assistive technology and braille technology accessed by students with vision impairment, with capacity to teach and support students in its use to enhance educational inclusion.
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement personalised programs aligned with the expanded core curriculum, while supporting and collaborating with school staff to deliver tailored educational adjustments for students with vision impairment.
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with capacity to build authentic relationships and work proactively within a multi-disciplinary team to support the learning and wellbeing needs of students with vision impairment.
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
Ability and willingness to travel between worksites.
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.