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NSW Teaching Service

Teacher Special Education - Hunter River High School

September 3, 2024

Position Information

Hunter River High School is a comprehensive secondary school with a student enrolment of approximately 800 students. Our school community has 20% of students who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. Our school is located on Worimi land, close to the Hunter River at Heatherbrae, south of Raymond Terrace.

'Quality Relationships – Quality Learning' is the motto that underpins our community's belief that quality educational outcomes are achieved when all partners in the educational process work collaboratively in a supportive, harmonious environment. Through a culture of connectedness and embedded Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) values of Respect, Responsibility and Excellence. The school provides a learning environment that aims to give each student the opportunity to reach their highest potential. Mentoring, positive attendance strategies and restorative practice underpin student wellbeing.

In 2025 the school will have 13 support classes with the addition of an Emotional Disturbance class.

The school enjoys the support of its Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community and has fostered strong partnerships with the AECG, universities, cultural institutions, businesses and community groups. Students represent the school across the region in the performing arts and a wide range of sporting activities, with both state and regional representation.

For further information about our school visit our website: https://hunterriv-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Selection Criteria

Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with Emotional Disturbance, Behaviour Difficulties, and Autism as well as other complex mental health needs.

Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and evaluate flexible and innovative teaching, learning, and transition programs and assessment with a focus on adjusting the curriculum for students with special needs, through the development of individual education plans within a multidisciplinary team to engage students in their learning and support their behaviour needs.

Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the demonstrated ability to work as part of a collaborative team, building positive and trusting relationships with students, parents, staff, external agencies, and the wider school community, whilst contributing to the success of whole school programs.

Ability to implement engaging and effective teaching strategies that cater for and enhance the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and students from low socio-economic status communities.

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 advertisement is for three (3) classroom teacher positions.

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.
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