Teacher Special Education - Oxley High School

Educationhq; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxley High School in Brisbane is seeking a classroom teacher for the expanding Special Education unit, located in the centre of the mainstream school. The unit will have nine classes and aims to provide inclusive, high-quality support.

The successful applicant will hold full approval to teach and have experience with students with autism and complex learning, behavioural, social and emotional needs. Strong communication and collaboration with students, families and the wider school community are

Qualifications

• Approval to teach.
• Approval to teach special education and/or experience with autism and complex learning, behavioural, social and/or emotional needs in a support class.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to partner with students, families, the community and colleagues to support learning and wellbeing.
• Ability to plan, implement and evaluate differentiated teaching and assessment, including Life Skills syllabus outcomes and personalised learning.
• Knowledge of Aboriginal education policies through culturally responsive teaching and partnerships.

Skills

Differentiated teaching

Life Skills syllabus

Communication skills

Inclusive education

Education

Approval to teach

Job description

Teacher Special Education - Oxley High School

This position is for a classroom teacher in the Special Education unit. This unit is expanding to have nine classes. The Special Education unit is located in centre of the mainstream school.

Oxley High School, with an enrolment of more than 900 students, is a large co-educational, comprehensive. The school has a close connection to the community through academic, social, sporting and cultural achievements. The school caters for students from a diverse range of backgrounds and there is a high expectation of every student. The school is closely involved in developing teaching practice, which includes Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s). There is a focus on student and staff leadership and a tradition of academic, sporting and cultural excellence with all students encouraged to achieve their potential. We offer our students many sporting and cultural activities including our Clontarf and a Multicultural program. A clear and determined focus on respect, tolerance, personal best and commitment to community. Oxley offers a broad curriculum to cater to all students' interests and abilities. The school is renowned for producing students of consistently high HSC achievement.

About this job

This position is for a classroom teacher in the Special Education unit. This unit is expanding to have nine classes. The Special Education unit is located in centre of the mainstream school.

Oxley High School, with an enrolment of more than 900 students, is a large co-educational, comprehensive. The school has a close connection to the community through academic, social, sporting and cultural achievements. The school caters for students from a diverse range of backgrounds and there is a high expectation of every student. The school is closely involved in developing teaching practice, which includes Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s). There is a focus on student and staff leadership and a tradition of academic, sporting and cultural excellence with all students encouraged to achieve their potential. We offer our students many sporting and cultural activities including our Clontarf and a Multicultural program. A clear and determined focus on respect, tolerance, personal best and commitment to community. Oxley offers a broad curriculum to cater to all students' interests and abilities. The school is renowned for producing students of consistently high HSC achievement.

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach.
• Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with autism and complex learning, behavioural, social and/or emotional needs within a support class setting.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to maintain effective partnerships with students, families, the community, agencies, allied health providers and colleagues to support student learning, engagement and wellbeing in an inclusive education system.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, implement and evaluate differentiated teaching and assessment, including relevant Life Skills syllabus outcomes, personalised learning and support plans and reasonable adjustments, to improve students’ learning outcomes.
• Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal education policies through culturally responsive teaching and respectful partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, families and communities to create a supportive learning environment within the Support unit and mainstream integration.

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. 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 availablehere.

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.