Teacher Special Education Hearing Impairment (Itinerant) - Lalor Park Public School
NSW Department of Education
Sydney
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 7 December 2021
Job overview
Location
Sydney RegionNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Antonina Scott
Closing Date
08-Dec-2021Job Category
TeachersOrganisation
Teaching ServiceAt Lalor Park Public School we pride ourselves on being an inclusive learning environment, comprising of five P-6 mainstream clases and five support unit classes. The school has an enrolment of 190 students, including 40% from non-English speaking backgrounds and 13% Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students. Our school is focused on continuous improvement, fostering the needs of the whole child. Our school community exhibits the characteristics of assessment-capable learners. We all understand what we are learning, how we are going and where we will go next, as well as knowing how to get there. We can all interpret assessment results and act on this understanding. We are all creative, critical thinkers, able to problem solve, communicate and collaborate. We all strive for our life and career purpose and we all understand our personal and social responsibility. We all value ourselves and our important place in the world. We embody: “I am, You are, We are Lalor Park’.
The Itinerant Teacher Hearing (ISTH) position is based at Lalor Park Public School. The successful applicant will be required to travel between schools across the Bungarribee, Quakers Hill and The Ponds Networks in both Metropolitan North and Metropolitan South and West Operational Directorates to support the learning needs of students with a hearing impairment. The ability and willingness to travel between worksites is a requirement of this position. Students on caseload range from newborn through to Year 12 across a variety of settings. Two thirds of caseload students are enrolled in mainstream classes with the remaining third in support classes or Schools for Specific Purposes. The ISTH will work collaboratively with students, school staff, parents/carers and outside agencies to develop and support the implementation of invidualised programs for students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH). Suitable applicants require a current driver's licence and comprehensively insured vehicle.
Approval to teach Hearing Impairment.
Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and evaluate quality, inclusive learning plans to meet the complex needs of students who are DHH from age of diagnosis to Year 12 across educational settings.
Knowledge and/or willingness to develop skills in sign language, augmentative communication systems and assistive technology.
Evidence of highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build and maintain relationships with students, schools, parents, communities and outside agencies.
Knowledge of the Disability Standards for Education and capacity to apply The Standards when working with students who are DHH.
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.
From 8 November 2021 all Department of Education employees undertaking relevant work, including any work conducted on a NSW school site, will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The successful candidate for this position will be required to confirm full vaccination status prior to the Department of Education finalising the appointment of the candidate and entry on duty. Further information on the Department’s COVID-19 response is available at https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19.
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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- New South Wales
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- 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.
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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