Teacher Learning and Support (0.9 FTE) - Kellyville Ridge Public School
NSW Department of Education
Sydney
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 1 December 2020
Job overview
Location
Sydney RegionNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Renee Ross
Closing Date
02-Dec-2020Job Category
TeachersOrganisation
Teaching ServiceKellyville Ridge Public school is located in Kellyville Ridge and is a part of The Ponds learning community. The school currently caters for 785 students, 56% of these being students with English as an Additional Language or Dialect. The school is committed to enriching the cognitive, emotional, social, physical and spiritual wellbeing of students through quality teaching and learning. The school enjoys the positive and proactive involvement of parents working together with teachers to ensure a vibrant and caring learning community. The school's vision is to empower learners to be confident, passionate and resilient individuals who aspire to succeed in a rapidly changing society, enabling them to make the world a better place for all. Our motto LEARN, GROW, SUCCEED underpins everything we do at Kellyville Ridge Public School.
Statement of duties
The Learning and Support Teacher will, through the school’s learning and support team, provide direct and timely specialist assistance to students in regular classes with additional learning and support needs and their teachers. Many of these students come from diverse cultural, linguistic and socio-economic backgrounds. The Disability Standards for Education 2005 provides the context for the role and activities of the Learning and Support Teacher. Emphasis in the role will reflect the needs of individual students and school priorities and programs that support students with complex learning and support needs. The role will be underpinned by a collaborative and consultative approach so that the student and/or their parent or carer are actively involved in the student’s education.
- Approval to teach students with learning and support needs (primary) and/or experience teaching students with learning and support needs (primary) in regular classes. Capacity to provide specialist assistance to students in regular classes with additional learning and support needs and their teachers.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with classroom teachers to assess, plan, implement, differentiate and evaluate teaching programs for students with complex learning and behaviour support needs.
- Proven success in creating and implementing personalised learning and behaviour management/risk plans for students in consultation with the school Learning and Support Team, staff, parents and external agencies.
- Demonstrated ability to provide differentiated professional learning for colleagues when tailoring learning for students with additional complex learning and behaviour needs.
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 advertised position is for a Learning and Support Teacher 0.900 FTE. 0.100 FTE will be supplemented by school funds in a temporary capacity to create a 1 FTE position.
Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits your attachments must be in PDF format.
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 were in effect on positions advertised from Wednesday 10th June 2020.
The guidelines are located at:
https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/careers-at-education/roles-and-locations/roles-at-education/teaching/addressing-selection-criteria.html
The role statement for the Learning and Support Teacher may be accessed at
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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.
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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.
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