Teacher Special Education - Erina High School
Erina High School is a proud comprehensive public school that supports all students to maximise their potential through a broad, flexible and future focused pattern of study. Enrolment for 2025 is 784 students, approximately 8% Aboriginal and 9% from Non-English Speaking backgrounds. The school has a Special Education Unit with three multi-categorical classes and a staff allocation of 70 which includes 58 Teaching and 12 non-teaching support staff.
Erina High School is a member of the Erina Learning Community (ELC) with strong links with our partner primary schools.
Teaching and learning is the school's core business. Teacher quality and continuous improvement in teaching practice are key priority areas for the school. Participation in high impact professional learning and use of evaluative practices are key focuses of the current Strategic Improvement Plan. Building a school culture of excellence through the setting of high expectations in learning, attendance, behaviour and uniform, enhancing student wellbeing and building leadership density within the school are other key priorities.
The school has a strong relationship with the Tjudibaring AECG and is working in partnership with the AECG to deepen understanding of Aboriginal history and culture for all students and support Aboriginal students to achieve the goals of the AECG Partnership agreement.
Selection Criteria
- Approval and/or willingness to teach Autism, Emotional Disturbances and Mild Intellectual Disability.
- Demonstrated ability to design, implement and differentiate high-quality teaching and learning programs, effectively monitor student progress, and use data to enhance learning outcomes.
- Proven capacity to implement effective classroom and individualised behaviour management strategies that foster positive, inclusive, and engaging learning environments promoting student wellbeing and growth.
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills, with the proven ability to work collaboratively and inclusively with students, colleagues, parents/carers, and external agencies to support positive educational outcomes.
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 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(*****@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.
Current merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.
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