Position Information
Glen Innes is a rural community on the New England Highway 100km north of Armidale. Glen Innes West Infants School is situated on the traditional land of the Ngoorabul people. The school is set on approximately 1.4ha and has a heritage-listed classroom block.
The school specialises in education for students from Kindergarten to Year 2. Its current enrolment is 20 students, of which 50% of the students are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The school plays an active role in the community through events such as the local Celtic Festival, Glen Innes Show, and Dance Spectacular.
The Teacher-Hearing Impairment position is based at Glen Innes West Infants School. It involves travelling to support students who are hearing impaired in a range of school settings, including those prior to school age, preschool, primary school, high school, schools for specific purposes (SSP), and support classes. The suitable applicant requires their own vehicle, a current driver's licence, and a willingness to travel between work sites.
Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach Hearing Impairment, Primary or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in Hearing Impairment Primary qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education.
2. Demonstrated ability to develop, deliver and evaluate differentiated learning plans to meet the complex needs of hearing-impaired students across varied educational settings.
3. Highly developed communication, interpersonal and organisational skills with a proven capacity to build positive relationships and work collaboratively with students, staff, parents, and external agencies to meet the needs of students with hearing loss.
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
Ability and willingness to travel between worksites.
If applicable, engagement will be temporary until successful completion of the Teacher Special Education Hearing Impairment (Primary) qualifications as recognised by the NSW Department of Education which must be completed within 24 months.
Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
Applicants seeking either permanent full time or permanent part time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. If the recommended applicant is seeking permanent part time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.9 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE. Applicants on the eligibility list will be offered the remaining FTE but are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.
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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