Outdoor Education Teacher Special Education

Selection Criteria

SC1 Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum for students with a disability: The Victorian Curriculum 2.0 Foundation level A-D.

SC2 Demonstrated understanding of how students learn and effective teaching strategies and the capacity to work with colleagues to continually improve teaching and learning. 

SC3 Capacity to monitor and assess student learning in the outdoors to inform teaching for improved student learning for students with disabilities. 

SC4 Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills and high level interpersonal skills including a capacity to develop constructive relationships with students, visiting staff and members of the local community. 

SC5 Demonstrated commitment and capacity to actively contribute to a broad range of Blackwood SSOEC lessons and a capacity to reflect on, evaluate and improve professional knowledge and practice.

Role

Teachers at Blackwood SSOEC will plan and teach student groups in outdoor education.  Teachers are expected to participate in induction programs and general staff development activities, and in activities designed to ensure the integration of the curriculum/outdoor education with the visiting schools. The focus of a teacher is student management, subject content and teaching practice.  

Teachers at this level at Blackwood SSOEC are responsible for teaching visiting groups and may also assist and participate in policy development, project teams and the organisation of co-curricular activities. Other tasks may include property maintenance, administration, promotion and event organisation. 

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