AddressEden Public School provides quality education and is committed to the pursuit of excellence and high-quality educational opportunities for every member of our school community. Eden staff and community make a strong commitment to nurture, guide, inspire and challenge students to find the joy in long-life learning. As a school community we provide a rich and dynamic educational environment that is inclusive and supports the improvement of student outcomes and the narrowing of the achievement gap between students. Eden Public School provides quality education where children are encouraged to “Dare to Dream”, “Act to Achieve”. The current student enrolment is 258. Enrolments include mainstream students, gifted and talented students, 27% First Nation students, as well as 25% students with learning disabilities and or learning/adjustments, some of whom are supported within one of 3 support classes. The school has a strong partnership with the P&C, the local AECG and numerous other community-based groups. The Far South Coast Specialist Hearing Team covers a broad geographical area from Huskisson to the Victorian Border. The ISTH position requires the capacity and ability with travel between educational settings and local communities. This position is managed and led by the Assistant Principal Hearing based at Milton Public School.
Selection Criteria
Approval to teach Hearing Impairment primary and secondary. Successful teaching experience with the capacity to initiate improvement in teaching and learning in meeting the personalised learning and differentiation needs of students with a hearing loss and with other disabilities.
Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal education policy and Partnership Agreement. Ability to develop positive, authentic relationships with schools, students, their families, and communities.
Knowledge of curriculum, assessment, and student wellbeing with the capacity to plan, deliver and evaluate high quality differentiated Literacy and Numeracy programs with improved outcomes and student engagement.
Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build collaborative relationships and engage students, staff, parents and paraprofessional.
Experience and/or willingness to engage in professional learning, including but not limited to Auslan and the relationship with student self-advocacy disability skills.
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
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.
