Teacher Special Education - Bligh Park Public School

NSW Department of Education; Sydney; Sur place; AUD 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Bligh Park Public School in NSW is seeking a classroom teacher with a passion for inclusive education and a willingness to teach students with Autism and diverse learning needs. You will collaborate with SLSOs, families and external professionals to foster an inclusive culture and support student growth.

The successful applicant will demonstrate strong classroom management, excellent communication, and a commitment to wellbeing across the school community.

Qualifications

• Approval to teach with willingness/experience teaching students with Autism and other diverse needs.
• Strong classroom management to cater for diverse learning needs and maximise student growth.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with colleagues, families, and external professionals.
• Commitment to inclusive education and school wellbeing practices.

Responsabilités

• Collaborate with SLSOs, families, school staff and external professionals.
• Support inclusion, integration and connectedness across the school.
• Contribute to a positive school culture and wellbeing initiatives.

Connaissances

Collaborations

Classroom management

Communication skills

Community engagement

Formation

Full approval to teach (NSW)

Inclusive education experience

Description du poste

Bligh Park Public School is a NSW Department of Education (DoE) primary school situated on the land of the Dharug People. The school is part of the South Creek Principal Network in the Metropolitan North Operational Directorate. Bligh Park Public School has 25 teaching staff and an enrolment of 285 students, 51 of whom identify as Aboriginal. There are 10 mainstream classes and 7 support unit classes. The school is supported by the P&C and enjoys strong relationships with the community. Bligh Park Public School provides opportunities in sport and the performing arts, and students focus on being safe, respectful and responsible learners. The role requires strong collaboration with SLSOs, families, school staff and external professionals. The position is supported by an Assistant Principal and Deputy Principal of Inclusion and Support.

• Approval to teach, with willingness and/or experience teaching students with Autism, mild and moderate intellectual disabilities, with a strong commitment to and a passion for inclusive education.
• Highly developed classroom management skills and a demonstrated ability to cater for the diverse learning needs, maximise student growth and foster high expectations.
• High level communication and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to effectively and respectfully engage with colleagues, parents/carers, school learning and support officers, external agencies and the wider community, to build and enhance a culture of inclusivity.
• Demonstrated capacity to contribute to a positive culture and school wide wellbeing practices, with the ability to support inclusion, integration and connectedness.

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 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.

If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above.

For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels

The guidelines are available here.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

If you are new or returning to the Department of Education and have relevant prior professional experience, you can submit a Salary determination for classroom teachers application form to request a salary determination. Until the outcome of any such determination is confirmed, your salary offer will remain at Step 1 then be updated at a later date (typically a 1–2-week processing time post receipt of the form). For further details on this process, please see the Department’s policy here: Salary determination.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here. To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.