AddressNowra East Public School (NEPS) is a Connected Communities school located on the South Coast of New South Wales. We work in partnership with our community to provide excellent teaching and learning opportunities within a nurturing and inclusive environment. We ensure that our 480 students, including 53% Aboriginal students, continually improve in cultural identity, wellbeing, literacy and numeracy outcomes. We have seventeen regular classes, six support classes and a NSW Department of Education preschool. The school works closely with our three Aboriginal Educational Officers, Aboriginal community and the Nowra Local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group to support cultural understanding and connection to Country.
At NEPS we aim to provide excellence in education for all with a strong focus on literacy and numeracy. All staff engage in ongoing professional learning using current evidence-based pedagogy. Students, families, and staff collaboratively develop personal learning pathways for all students, providing adjustments for students with additional needs. NEPS is a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) School, and our values are safe, respectful, responsible learner. Our commitment to quality education and authentic care ensures all students and their families feel welcome and thrive within our positive environment.
Nowra East Public School has 7 support classes (1xIO/AU, 1xIM, 1xED and 4xMC) for students with a range of disabilities.
The Assistant Principal Special Education is a teaching and leadership role dedicated to inclusion, focusing on improving the learning, well-being, and independence of students with disabilities. The Assistant Principal of Special Education should be an outstanding Special Education teacher with the ability to develop quality programs and relationships with students, parents and the support staff team. The Assistant Principal Special Education will have an explicit focus of driving a schoolwide culture of inclusion, including high expectations and improved outcomes for students with disability.
For further information, visit our school website here.
Selection CriteriaIn addition to the general selection criteria,
- Approval to teach Special Education and/or demonstrated successful experience teaching students with intellectual, physical, social, and emotional disabilities in a support class. This includes the capacity to effectively manage the dual roles of exemplary classroom teacher and Assistant Principal.
- Knowledge of and successful experience implementing evidence-based wellbeing support systems and/or programs with the capacity to lead the implementation of same and manage student wellbeing and behaviour across the seven support unit classes.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with all members of the school community.
- Evidence of leadership in creating culturally safe workplaces and classrooms and an ability to incorporate Aboriginal perspectives in teaching and learning programs.
- Deep knowledge of the Disability Standards for Education with demonstrated capacity/experience in leading teams to apply the standards to implement differentiated learning programs.
1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
4. Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy
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 NotesAbout 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 (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
New 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.
