Itinerant Teacher - Hearing Full-time Permanent
Details: The Education Directorate's Hearing and Vision service is dedicated to ensuring equitable curriculum access and promoting the inclusion and independence of students who are Deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) or blind or have low vision (BLV). The team boasts specialist knowledge and post graduate qualifications specific to sensory loss. This expertise includes understanding impacts on learning, workarounds, and technologies for maximum engagement, participation and inclusion. Under broad direction, as an Itinerant Teacher - Hearing you are responsible for driving high-quality educational outcomes for students (Preschool to Year 12) who are Deaf or hard of hearing. This is a highly mobile teaching role that requires you to work across multiple school environments, providing evidence-based adjustments and direct student support with explicit teaching in English and/or Auslan to ensure every learner on our caseload can access the curriculum equitably.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.
Eligibility/Other Requirements:
* Prior to commencing in this role, a minimum of four years full time (or equivalent) tertiary study leading to the award of a recognised school teaching qualification and a current full teaching registration with the ACT Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) (or eligibility for teacher registration with the ACT TQI) is required.
* Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under theWorking with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to -Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra
* Driver's Licence and access to a vehicle
* Auslan Certification or equivalent proven experience
Highly Desirable
* Masters of Disability Studies: Specialisation in Education: Deaf Hard of Hearing or equivalent
Notes: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.
* Your curriculum vitae detailing your experience and teaching qualifications.
* Your academic transcripts (preferably certified).
* Evidence of your current teacher registration.
* Contact details for two teaching referees.
Applications should be submitted via the job portal above.
Applicants should note that aJoint Selection Committee (JSC) established in accordance with the collective/enterprise agreement provisions will assess all applications for this position.
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
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