Teacher Special Education - Illawarra Sports High School
NSW Department of Education
Illawarra
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 11 May 2021
Job overview
Location
Illawarra & South CoastNumber of Positions
1Closing Date
12-May-2021Job Category
TeachersOrganisation
Teaching ServiceIllawarra Sports High is a partially selective designated specialist sports high school (876 enrolments including 138 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and five autism support classes). The school draws the majority of students from the southern Wollongong suburbs, but enrols an increasing number of students from the larger Illawarra area who access specialist sports programs.
Current specialist sport programs are for football, rugby league, surfing, netball, basketball, touch, rugby union and hockey, with cricket in 2022. The school offers a broadly based comprehensive curriculum and has a strong record of achievements in academic, cultural and sporting pursuits. The school receives Resource Allocation Model Equity funding for Aboriginal Education, Socio-economic background, English Language Proficiency and Low Level Adjustment for Disability students.
Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with autism spectrum disorders and a range of dual diagnoses.
Demonstrated ability to design and successfully implement effective and engaging teaching and learning programs, across multiple key learning areas, to students in support settings.
Demonstrated capacity to develop a positive and well-managed learning environment for students with diverse needs, including the use of positive behaviour support.
Excellent organisation and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and enthusiastically with parents, teaching staff, school executive, inter-agencies and the wider community.
Demonstrated capacity to contribute to an inclusive and positive school culture including involvement toward faculty and whole school activities, plans and targets.
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.
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 are 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
About NSW Department of Education
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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.
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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.
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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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