Teacher Special Education (Part-time 0.8FTE) - Kandeer School

Position Information

Kandeer School is a School for Specific Purpose (22 enrolments including 50% identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander) in Albury for students in Years 5 to 10 with Emotional Disturbances and Behaviour Disorders. There are three emotional disturbance (ED) classes and one behaviour difficulties (BD) class. School staff work in collaboration with varying organisations to enlist the best services on offer to support students. Kandeer School offers an alternative educational approach to support complex learners.

Kandeer School operates on a transition model; all students are shared enrolments with their local mainstream school and participate in at least one day per week transition. Kandeer School staff support students at their home schools during their transition visits. Our school aims to support students through an individual case management approach to integrate successfully back into a mainstream school, or develop skills that will enhance their ability to positively engage in the wider community.

Personalised Learning and Support Plans are developed for each student focusing on academic, social/emotional and transition goals. Class programs use mainstream content and outcomes encompassing all key learning areas.

Selection Criteria

Approval to teach special education and/or experience/willingness to teach students with behaviour difficulties and emotional disturbance.

Highly developed organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work as part of a collaborative team to build positive relationships with students, staff, key stakeholders, and external agencies.

Knowledge and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy, and the capacity to build meaningful connections with Aboriginal students, their families, and the wider community.

Evidence of curriculum knowledge and effective classroom practice that includes the ability to meet the complex academic, emotional, social, and well-being needs of students through differentiated curriculum, classroom management, and innovative program design.

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

This is a permanent part-time position of 4 days per week, 0.8 FTE.

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 (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.