Teacher Special/Inclusive Education - Willmot Public School

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Willmot Public School sits on the land of the Dharug people in the western suburbs of Sydney. The K-6 school enrolment of 186 students includes 40% Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children who are supported by an Aboriginal Education Officer. There is a growing cohort of Pacific Islander students, and 35% of students have a language background other than English. The school is comprised of 7 mainstream classes, an ED support class and two MC support classes. There are two itinerant teams for students with hearing and vision disabilities based at the school.   
 
The school has established a positive and inclusive culture, with comprehensive wellbeing strategies aligned to the Berry Street Education Model driving a whole school, trauma-responsive, student-centered approach. Strong equity programs are in place to meet the needs of students and families. Willmot Public School values its place within the community and partners with agencies and the local network of schools to create a caring and welcoming environment and achieve successful outcomes for students and families. 

1. Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with disabilities, including Emotional Disturbance and Autism. 

2. Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and evaluate quality individualised learning and behaviour plans, and to make adjustments that facilitate improved learning outcomes. 

3. Demonstrated capacity to collaborate across teams to support inclusion, ensuring students’ individual needs drive decision making for teaching and learning.  

4. Demonstrated experience in calmly managing challenging behaviours in line with the principles of trauma informed practice. 

5. Knowledge of Aboriginal education and the ability to support and engage with Aboriginal students, families, and the broader Aboriginal community. 

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.

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

About the NSW Department of Education 

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.