Teacher Special Education - Tirriwirri School

Educationhq; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tirriwirri School in Queanbeyan on the NSW/ACT border is seeking a qualified teacher to lead special education for students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, physical disability, language or sensory impairment and/or neurodivergence.

You will collaborate with parents, external agencies and therapeutic providers to plan, deliver and review personalised, data-informed learning programs that raise academic and social outcomes.

Qualifications

• Unconditional approval to teach special education, with experience supporting students with intellectual disabilities and complex learning needs.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in collaborative curriculum planning to support school improvement.
• Experience designing and delivering differentiated, data-informed programs with high expectations.
• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills to collaborate with students, parents, and external providers.

Skills

Approval to teach special education

Collaborative curriculum planning

Differentiated instruction

Data-informed practice

Job description

Teacher Special Education - Tirriwirri School

Tirriwirri School is a located on Ngambri and Ngunnawal lands in Queanbeyan on the border of NSW and the ACT. Close to Canberra, the school is only 10kms from Canberra International airport and is only a short drive to the Snowy Mountains or to the South Coast. Tirriwirri School is a P1 school which caters for students with moderate or severe intellectual disabilities, physical disability, language or sensory impairment and/or neurodivergent. The school currently has 37 students in K-12 including 6 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 12 EAL/D students.

Tirriwirri School is an inclusive educational setting that promotes learning, teaching, and leading for all learners. The school values and beliefs reflect the commitment towards developing strong partnerships with parents/carers, external agencies, and therapeutic providers.

About this job

Position Information

Tirriwirri School is a located on Ngambri and Ngunnawal lands in Queanbeyan on the border of NSW and the ACT. Close to Canberra, the school is only 10kms from Canberra International airport and is only a short drive to the Snowy Mountains or to the South Coast. Tirriwirri School is a P1 school which caters for students with moderate or severe intellectual disabilities, physical disability, language or sensory impairment and/or neurodivergent. The school currently has 37 students in K-12 including 6 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 12 EAL/D students.

Tirriwirri School is an inclusive educational setting that promotes learning, teaching, and leading for all learners. The school values and beliefs reflect the commitment towards developing strong partnerships with parents/carers, external agencies, and therapeutic providers.

Specific Selection Criteria

1. 1. Approval to teach special education, with experience supporting students with intellectual disabilities, complex learning needs, Autism, and behavioural or emotional challenges, including effective classroom management of challenging behaviours.
2. 2. Demonstrated ability to engage in the collaborative culture of the school through collaborative curriculum planning and a commitment to contribute positively to the whole school vision for improvement.
3. 3. Demonstrated ability to design and deliver differentiated, data-informed programs that use explicit teaching, evidence-based practice, and high expectations to improve academic, social, and behavioural outcomes.
4. 4. Demonstrated organisational and interpersonal skills, and the capacity to collaborate with students, staff, parents/carers and external providers to plan, deliver and review evidence-based, personalised learning and support plans that engage students with complex learning needs.

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.