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About this job
Position Information
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach special education and/or experience working with students who have additional learning needs, including autism, intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbances, and behavioural difficulties with a proven ability to use effective strategies to support their communication, sensory, social, and behavioural needs.
- Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and deliver differentiated and personalised learning programs for students with complex learning needs, with a strong focus on using explicit teaching methods to enhance student learning and achieve positive outcomes across all Key Learning Areas.
- Demonstrated strong and flexible classroom management skills that effectively enhance student engagement and wellbeing, with the ability to apply targeted strategies to support students’ diverse communication, behavioural, sensory, social, and emotional needs, fostering a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment.
- Highly developed communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated commitment to positively contribute to the culture of special education and the wider school community by building and maintaining strong, effective partnerships with colleagues, students, families, and external agencies.
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.
This advertisement qualifies for permanent part-time employment; therefore, applicants seeking either permanent full-time or permanent part-time work are encouraged to apply. Candidates must indicate their desired FTE (up to the maximum FTE of the advertised position) in their application prior to submission.
Please note:
• The FTE selection is final. 4 Style guide for requisitions to be published on iworkforNSW
• No changes (increase or decrease) will be permitted at the point of offer if you are the recommended applicant.
• If no FTE is indicated, it will be assumed you are seeking the full FTE of the advertised role.
Recommended applicants seeking part-time employment will be appointed at their nominated FTE. Any remaining FTE may be offered to applicants on the eligibility list, who are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.
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.