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About this job
Position Information
Willmot Public School sits on the land of the Dharug people in the western suburbs of Sydney. The K-6 school enrolment of 186 students includes 45% Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children who are supported by an Aboriginal Education Officer. There is a growing cohort of Pacific Islander students, and 35% of students have a language background other than English. The school is comprised of 7 mainstream classes, an ED support class and two MC support classes. There are two itinerant teams for students with hearing and vision disabilities based at the school.
The school has established a positive and inclusive culture, with comprehensive wellbeing strategies aligned to the Berry Street Education Model driving a whole school, trauma-responsive, student-centred approach. Strong equity programs are in place to meet the needs of students and families. Willmot Public School values its place within the community and partners with agencies and the local network of schools to create a caring and welcoming environment and achieve successful outcomes for students and families.
Specific Selection Criteria
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- Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with disabilities, including Emotional Disturbance and Autism.
- Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and evaluate quality individualised learning and behaviour plans, and to make adjustments that facilitate improved learning outcomes.
- Proven capacity to collaborate effectively across teams to support inclusion, ensuring students’ individual needs drive decision making for teaching and learning.
- Demonstrated experience in calmly managing challenging behaviours in line with the principles of trauma informed practice.
- Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy and the ability to support and engage with Aboriginal students, families, and the broader Aboriginal community.
- Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with disabilities, including Emotional Disturbance and Autism.
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
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