Job description
Position Information
Campbell House is a School for Specific Purposes that provides an alternative educational program for 63 students from years 7-12. The school adopts trauma informed practices and positive education to support students wellbeing while utilising restorative practices to engage social learning and conflict management.
Campbell House School offers an opportunity for students to improve literacy and numeracy skills, make links to vocational pathways, build positive relationships through strengths-based curriculum, develop social skills, and provide innovative, engaging learning experiences. Programs focus on teaching and learning of differentiated mainstream curriculum that supports academic, social, and behavioural outcomes through a wellbeing lens. 31% of students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
Selection Criteria
Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience teaching students with autism, complex mental health, behavioural difficulties, and emotional disturbances.
Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver a differentiated curriculum and quality assessments for learning practices with a focus on literacy and numeracy.
Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work as part of a collaborative team to build positive relationships with students, parent/carers and external providers.
Commitment to whole school wellbeing programs, with a strong emphasis on trauma informed practices, effective classroom practices, and use of evidence based behaviour management strategies.
Demonstrated involvement in proactive whole school programs to enhance the wellbeing, engagement, and attainment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
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 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 ( ) or visit
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