Teacher Special Education - Tanilba Bay Public School

Tanilba Bay Public School serves students from the Tanilba Bay, Mallabula and Lemon Tree Passage communities. Our 433 students learn and play surrounded by the natural beauty of the foreshore, with koalas and bearded dragon lizards often spotted in our expansive grounds. Approximately 18% (76) of Tanilba Bay students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Our school partners positively with local Worimi people so that Aboriginal culture is acknowledged and celebrated at our school.  Our school is well-resourced, with 1:1 laptops in Years 4 to 6 and access to a variety of cutting-edge Literacy and Numeracy programs. In 2022, our teachers will engage with coaching/mentoring to enhance delivery of Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) to further improve teaching and learning of Literacy and Numeracy at our school. Our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) and Wellbeing Teams design systems and processes to enhance student behaviour and wellbeing.

Our goal is student success. As a professional learning community, we strive to grow high functioning teams that enable the success of students and one another. Our team places a high value on delivering personalised learning programs responsive to individual learning needs. Development of these programs is informed by increasingly strong systems of monitoring and assessment supportive of data-informed differentiation. In 2021, almost 1 in 3 students had some involvement with our Learning Support and Intervention Team, either through the provision of targeted intervention or enrichment. In 2022, our school community is looking forward to the establishment of a Support Class at our school, which will further enhance service delivery.  Our new support class will serve students in the "ED" (Emotional Disturbance) category, so teachers with experience supporting the learning and wellbeing of students with mental health concerns will be well-placed to excel in this role.

Our school is also working towards our goals of Trust and Belonging. Our staff team of more than 50 looks forward to welcoming our new Permanent Teacher into a dynamic, mutually supportive and improvement-oriented professional learning community, where we hope that they will co-operate with other members of our team to enable positive outcomes for all Tanilba Bay PS students.  Our new Teacher Special Education will work with other members of our Learning Support and Intervention Team, alongside our Learning and Support Teacher (LAST) and under the supervision of our Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction to ensure school systems and processes are inclusive of our Support Class and its students. Our Teacher Special Education will also benefit from and help sustain our strong community partnerships, including with The Smith Family, Port Stephens Family Support Network and various Out-of-Home Care Agencies.

Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience teaching students with Emotional Disturbances and/or challenging behaviours.

Success collaborating with staff, parent and community stakeholders to develop and implement whole school programs as well as individual plans responsive to diverse learning and behaviour needs.

Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to contribute to cohesive, high functioning teams across the school.

Positive engagement with Aboriginal Education policies and stakeholders, with proven impact on the learning and wellbeing of Aboriginal students.

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.

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