Position Information
Toongabbie West Public School is proudly located on Darug land in Western Sydney, within the Girraween network. We currently have 268 students enrolled, including seven Support Classes: three Hearing Support, three newly established Autism classes, and one Autism/IO class. Over 70% of students identify having language backgrounds other than English. Additionally, 5% of our students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
Our school fosters a strong, research-informed and data-driven culture with a clear focus on teaching, learning, wellbeing, and community engagement. Evidence-based practices are embedded to achieve our School Excellence Plan. We prioritise high expectations, expert curriculum knowledge, quality teaching practices and the tracking of student growth. Student performance data guides our decision-making, ensuring targeted support and ongoing progress in literacy, numeracy, wellbeing and attendance.
Student wellbeing is the core of everything we do, ensuring every child is known, valued, and cared for through proactive and inclusive support, and strong community connections.
Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with additional learning needs including autism, intellectual disabilities and behavioural difficulties with proven abilities to implement strategies to meet their communication, sensory, social and challenging behavioural needs.
2. Proven ability to initiate and deliver differentiated learning experiences to students with complex learning needs, with a strong emphasis on improving literacy and numeracy outcomes through the use of individualised learning programs aligned with the Disability Standards for Education
3. Evidence of outstanding flexible classroom management skills that demonstrates the implementation of whole school wellbeing programs focused on improving student engagement, creating a positive learning environment and promoting inclusive practices in all school settings.
4. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to contribute to the whole school culture and work collaboratively to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents, external agencies and members of the wider community.
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
This advertisement is for four Teacher - Special Education positions
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 ) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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