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About this job
Position Information
Barwon Learning Centre is a School for Specific Purposes in a small, rural setting. The school has the capacity to cater for 3 classes with a maximum of 7 students per class; supporting students in years 5 - 9 with emotional disturbance and/or behavioural disorders. Our school offers intensive intervention programs lasting a minimum of 20 weeks aimed at supporting students with identified educational, social, and/or behavioural challenges.
Students are referred by their base school due to identified challenges in engaging with the academic, behavioural, and social aspects of their regular school environment. Our focus is on providing all members of our school community with a safe and caring environment in which students can access quality teaching and learning, as well as opportunities to develop insight into the management of their behaviour.
Barwon Learning Centre prioritises the development of academic, behavioural, and social skills, ultimately striving for successful reintegration into mainstream schooling. The school currently has a tentative enrolment of 4 students as we await the formal student placement panel in Week 3, Term 2.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach and/or experience teaching special education that will allow you to perform duties to support the learning needs of students with emotional disturbance and behaviour difficulties.
- Ability to design, deliver and evaluate differentiated teaching and learning programs for students.
- Demonstrated classroom management skills that support the needs of a diverse range of students, including students with challenging behaviours.
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with staff, parents/carers and key stakeholders to improve student outcomes.
- Knowledge and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy.
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
Barwon Learning Centre is a 4 point school and as such attracts additional incentives. Please refer to benefits calculator. Successful applicants may be eligible to a relocation support payment of up to $8,000.
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
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