Teacher Special/Inclusive Education - Narara Valley High School
NSW Department of Education
New South Wales
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 23 April 2024
Job overview
Location
Central & North Coasts - Newcastle & Hunter ValleyNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Roy Goodenough
Closing Date
24-Apr-2024, 6:00:00 AMJob Category
TeachersOrganisation
Teaching ServiceNarara Valley High School is a comprehensive high school on the Central Coast of NSW, with an enrolment of approximately 700 students, including 86 Aboriginal students. Our Support Unit is an integral part of our school community and is comprised of 8 classes. The school welcomes students of all ability levels and has developed a reputation for its strong focus on academic achievement, wellbeing and supporting community aspirations and needs.
Narara Valley High School runs specialist programs in Creative and Performing Arts and Targeted Sport, alongside a range of extra curricular activities. In addition to this, the school has a Young Parents Program and an extensive wellbeing and learning and support team. The school has highly valued partnerships with the Cooinda AECG and other community organisations which further support our educational, wellbeing and transition programs. The PBL values of Respect, Responsibility and Personal Best are embedded in all aspects of school life.
Strategic priorities for Narara Valley High School include literacy, numeracy, HSC attainment, high rates of student attendance and engagement, evidence based pedagogies and learning partnerships. Narara Valley High School aims to develop students who are achieving their personal best academically and who are known, valued and cared for in a welcoming and inclusive school environment.
Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with a range of disabilities, including mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, and complex needs in a secondary support unit setting.
Demonstrated well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively, proactively, and professionally with key stakeholders to create positive learning outcomes for students.
Demonstrated ability to develop, differentiate and deliver learning programs that support a diverse range of students through the use of evidence-based best practice, including planning, implementation and evaluation.
Demonstrated evidence of strong classroom practice, effective behaviour management strategies, and the ability to implement wellbeing programs that maintain a positive learning environment.
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.
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.
About NSW Department of Education
- 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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