Teacher Special/Inclusive Education - Hebersham Public School

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Hebersham Public School is in Western Sydney and has a student enrolment of 526. The school culture is that of connectedness, inclusion and belonging with students, staff, parents, and the wider community working together to promote school excellence. Positive Behaviour for Learning underpins the academic success, positive well-being and school engagement of all students encouraging them to be brave and follow the Pride Guide: be a learner, be respectful; be safe.

Our school is supported by a strong and vibrant multi-cultural community. 50% of our students have a language background other than English and 78% require some level of EAL/D (English as an Additional Language or Dialect) support. 20% of students identify as Aboriginal. Our students come from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds. The schools Family Occupation and Education Index is 151.

• Approval to teach special education/and or experience teaching students in a multistage K-6 setting with additional learning needs including mental health disorders, emotional disturbances, behavioural difficulties, intellectual difficulties, autism and other complex learning and support needs with a trauma-informed approach to teaching. 
• Demonstrated skills and experience in using a range of flexible classroom management and wellbeing approaches to cater for the communication, sensory, social and emotional needs of students in a positive and inclusive learning environment.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work as part of a collaborative team, building positive relationships with students, staff, parents, external agencies and members of the wider community.
• Outstanding classroom practice delivering quality engaging and differentiated learning experiences to students with complex learning needs that incorporate personalised learning and behaviour support plans.
• Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and their families and an ability to partner with staff and the wider community to support positive student outcomes. 

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
 

About the NSW Department of Education 

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