Overview
Permanent full-time role: Teacher Special Education - Hearing and Vision Impairment at Tenambit Public School, Tenambit, New South Wales, Australia.
Location: Tenambit Public School, Tenambit NSW; Job reference: 0000AZZD; Closing date: September 24, 2025, 2:00 a.m. (AEST).
About This Job
Tenambit Public School is part of the Maitland Learning Community, situated in Maitland. The school values an inclusive environment and focuses on the individual learner. The Deaf Blind class will be established in 2026 as part of the Inclusion and Support team. The school supports Explicit Teaching practices, transition programs, and targeted interventions, including a School Chaplain and the FAST program in partnership with Newcastle University. The school has an active parent community and connections throughout the wider Tenambit Community.
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach Vision and Hearing (Primary).
Knowledge of the NSW Syllabus K-12 and understanding of the Literacy and Numeracy Progressions for meeting the needs of students with hearing and/or vision loss.
Willingness to engage in professional learning and upskilling in tactile signing, hand-over-hand signing, Braille, Auslan, Deafblind fingerspelling and/or haptics.
Highly developed communication, interpersonal and organisational skills; ability to build positive relationships and work collaboratively with students, staff, parents, and external agencies to meet the needs of students with hearing and/or vision loss.
Conditions
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 advised to commence the application process concurrently with this prospect. Applicants should include their WWCC clearance number as part of the application.
About The NSW Department Of Education
The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia, responsible 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.
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