Teacher Special/Inclusive Education - Walgett Community College Primary School

Walgett Community College Primary School is a comprehensive school with an enrolment of approximately 130 students with a 98% Aboriginal student enrolment. Walgett has a population of approximately 2300 and is situated in a remote rural context approximately 280 kilometres north of Dubbo.

The school is part of the Connected Communities strategy and is committed to providing a high-quality education for all students through a diverse, relevant curriculum focusing on literacy, numeracy and student and community engagement. The school is well resourced and has an extensive staff compliment to support student engagement and learning. The school is committed to achieving strong educational outcomes for all Aboriginal students through cultural connections.

Identified students are integrated into mainstream where possible through collaborative planning between the Special Education teacher and classroom teachers with support from the school's Learning and Support Team.

• Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience teaching students with mild to Moderate intellectual disabilities, autism, challenging behaviours and complex learning needs.
• Demonstrated ability to design and successfully implement effective and engaging teaching and learning programs across multiple key learning areas which meet the academic, social, emotional and behavioural needs of the students.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement relevant and successful Individual Education Plans and/or Individual Transition Plans for students with specific and diverse learning needs fostering a positive environment and culture of inclusion.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with focus on teamwork, effective communication and building relationships with students, colleagues, parents, external providers and the wider school community.

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.

Successful applicants may be entitled to a Recruitment Bonus of $20,000 (conditions apply) and a relocation support payment of $5,000 to $8,000 for eligible applicants.

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.