Teacher - Special Education - Birrong Boys High School

Educationhq; Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Birrong Boys High School in New South Wales is seeking a qualified Special Education teacher to support diverse learners within an Inclusive Education Unit for students with autism. The role emphasizes planning and delivering tailored learning programs, and collaborating with parents, staff and Allied Health professionals to foster wellbeing and positive learning outcomes.

The successful applicant will hold full approval to teach Special Education and demonstrate capacity to work with middle and

Qualifications

• Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience in teaching Special Education with demonstrated capacity in working with students with Autism (secondary)
• Collaborative planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised student learning plans reflecting learning, social and wellbeing needs
• Development and delivery of learning programs for diverse needs using evidence-based practices
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work with students, parents, colleagues and allied health professionals

Skills

Special Education

Collaboration

Communication

Job description

Teacher - Special Education - Birrong Boys High School

Birrong Boys High School has an enrolment of 398 students, 96% from non-English speaking background and an Inclusive Education Unit for students with autism.

Our highly experience and motivated staff develop and deliver a broad curriculum aimed at meeting the needs of our diverse student population. Our dynamic processers relating to student wellbeing ensures we develop active citizens ready to meet the challenges and make positive contributions to society.

About this job

Position Information

Birrong Boys High School has an enrolment of 398 students, 96% from non-English speaking background and an Inclusive Education Unit for students with autism.

Our highly experience and motivated staff develop and deliver a broad curriculum aimed at meeting the needs of our diverse student population. Our dynamic processers relating to student wellbeing ensures we develop active citizens ready to meet the challenges and make positive contributions to society.

Specific Selection Criteria

• 1. Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience in teaching special education with demonstrated capacity in working with students with Autism (secondary)
• 2. Demonstrated capacity to collaboratively plan, implement and evaluate individualised student learning plans that reflect the learning, social and wellbeing needs and aspirations of students.
• 3. Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver learning programs that support a diverse range of student needs using evidence-based practices.
• 4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively, proactively and professionally with students, parents, colleagues and key stakeholders including Allied Health practitioners to create positive learning outcomes for students.

Conditions

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.

Special Notes

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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

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