Head Teacher Special/Inclusive Education - Monaro High School
NSW Department of Education
New South Wales
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 23 April 2024
Job overview
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Location
Illawarra & South CoastNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Jai Lester
Closing Date
24-Apr-2024, 6:00:00 AMJob Category
TCH OtherOrganisation
Teaching ServiceMonaro High School is a comprehensive rural high school located in Cooma that proudly serves the communities of the Monaro district. Our 402 students from Year 7 -12 come from a range of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds providing an inclusive and diverse school community. The school offers a quality academic, vocational curriculum and student well being support to accommodate all students. Monaro High School is committed to gaining the best possible educational outcomes for all students, with the school’s current strategic directions of Student Growth and Attainment, High Impact Teaching and well being core to our practice.
The school hosts a Supported Education Unit consisting of six classes including IO/IS, IM, Emotional Disturbance and three multi-categorical classes. The Supported Education Faculty are a dynamic team with a broad range of experience, committed to supporting the learning outcomes of students with support placements.
Monaro High School boasts state of the art facilities thanks to a multi-million dollar upgrade being completed this year. Facilities include a 350 seat performing arts centre, innovation hub including professional standard recording and digital media studios and indoor 3 court sports centre. There are specialised outdoor play area for students with disabilities and contemporary teaching spaces throughout the school.
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,
Approval to teach special education and/or demonstrated experience in teaching students with autism, mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, children with challenging behaviours, and mental health concerns.
Demonstrated capacity to lead, engage and support staff in educating students with special needs and establish effective partnerships with parents, community and support agencies.
Demonstrated collaborative leadership capacity to manage the individual teaching and learning programs of students with diverse and complex learning needs
Demonstrated capacity to work as a dynamic member of member of a school leadership team in leading initiatives that address whole school strategic directions.
The successful applicant may be eligible to receive a one-off recruitment payment of $20,000. (Conditions apply).
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.
The Eligibility Requirements for Head Teacher Positions in NSW Government Schools are located here.
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.
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- NSW Department of Education
- 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta
- New South Wales
- 2150
- Australia
About the NSW Department of Education
At the NSW Department of Education, we aim to be Australia's best education system and one of the finest in the world. As the largest provider of public education in Australia, we deliver high-quality educational services to two-thirds of the NSW student population, preparing young people for rewarding lives as engaged citizens in a complex and dynamic society.
With nearly 100,000 employees across the state, our school and corporate workforce help build Australia’s best education system by developing student centred policy, designing schools of the future and supporting children and young people in NSW public schools.
Work in a diverse range of school settings
With more than 2,200 schools throughout the state educating more than 780,000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, there are opportunities to work in a diverse range of school settings – primary, secondary, selective, hospital, sporting, agricultural and schools for specific purposes.
Make a difference in your community
NSW public schools are at the heart of every local community with our students and staff representing a diverse range of cultural, linguistic and religious backgrounds. The NSW Department of Education strives to create learning and working environments that are inclusive and supportive of all.
We respect and value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First Peoples of Australia and are committed to increasing knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal histories, cultures and experiences.
Career enhancing opportunities
One of the great things about working with the department is accessing ongoing professional development as well as opportunities to enhance your career. With multiple scholarship, sponsorship and career enhancing programs available, the opportunities are endless with the NSW Department of Education.
Visit teach.nsw.edu.au to find out more.
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