Teacher Special/Inclusive Education - Chifley College Shalvey Campus
NSW Department of Education
New South Wales
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 14 May 2024
Job overview
Location
Sydney RegionNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Jenny Linklater
Closing Date
15-May-2024, 6:00:00 AMJob Category
TeachersOrganisation
Teaching ServiceChifley College Shalvey Campus is a comprehensive 7-10 campus of the Chifley Collegiate, situated in Mount Druitt in Western Sydney. On completing Year 10, the majority of our students transition to Chifley College Senior Campus to study Years 11 and 12. The school is regarded as an inclusive, stable and caring school with Safe, Respectful Learning as our core values. Our future-focused, holistic education is geared to promote academic success, well-being and achieving positive life outcomes for every student. The current school population is 390. Our students include 35% identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and 29% having English as an Additional Language or Dialect, the majority from Pacific Nations. Our campus has a Support Unit which caters for 50 students, with two Autism Spectrum Disorder (AU) and two Mild Intellectual (IM) Disability classes and one Tutorial Class. Our future-focused, holistic education is geared to promote academic success and positive life outcomes for every student. Our staff are highly skilled and enthusiastic, working closely with parents and community partners to provide quality teaching and learning for every student. The campus has excellent facilities including an agriculture farm, sound recording studio, dance and drama studio and STEM room. Extracurricular programs in the areas of art, agriculture, mathematics, music and cultural dance are held throughout the year. The school is well resourced with technology to support teaching and student learning with Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) integrated within teaching programs across the curriculum.
1. Approval to teach special education and/or experience in teaching students with mild intellectual disabilities and Autism.
2. Well-developed communication, organisation and interpersonal skills with the capacity to work collaboratively and empathetically with teachers, support staff, parents and agencies.
3. Understanding of trauma-informed practice and demonstrated successful classroom management creating a positive learning environment that promotes student success.
4. The capacity to develop and implement universal and individualised learning programs that support inclusion and improve learning outcomes.
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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