Teacher Special/Inclusive Education - Vision Impairment (Itinerant) - Bonnyrigg Public School
NSW Department of Education
Sydney
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 13 December 2022
Job overview
Location
Sydney RegionNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Irina Bruckner
Closing Date
14-Dec-2022, 5:00:00 AMJob Category
TeachersOrganisation
Teaching ServiceBonnyrigg Public School has an enrolment of 281 students and is located in the Cowpasture Network. The Itinerant Vision team based at Bonnyrigg Public School comprises of 6 teaching positions. Each teacher has a caseload and works with students from Preschool to Year 12 across several school networks. Students are from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The Itinerant Support Teacher Vision develops and implements quality individualised programs for students on their caseload. They liaise with and support teachers across various settings to develop inclusive education programs and enhance learning outcomes for students with vision impairment.
Suitable applicants are required to hold a current driving license, daily access to a vehicle and the ability and willingness to travel between worksites.
- Approval to teach students with vision impairment (Itinerant)
- Capacity to develop, implement and monitor learning and support plans that address the Expanded Core Curriculum of vision impaired students.
- Knowledge of Braille literacy and numeracy.
- Demonstrated understanding of adaptive technology to support students with vision impairment.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and capacity to work professionally and effectively with school communities and external service providers.
Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
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.
All Department of Education employees working in an SSP are required to be vaccinated as outlined at Vaccination requirements for school sites (nsw.gov.au). The successful candidate for this position will be required to confirm vaccination status prior to the department finalising their appointment and entry on duty. Find the department’s latest advice on COVID-19 (coronavirus) at https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19.
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.
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- New South Wales
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- Australia
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