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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Seeking a Seachange? Join our dedicated Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services team in Far North Queensland! We are looking for passionate and skilled teachers of the deaf for an Advisory Visiting Teacher (AVT Auslan) role based in Cairns or a TOD classroom role in a remote Torres Strait Islander community. You'll play a pivotal role in providing direct, explicit teaching using Auslan while collaborating with school teams to support Deaf and Hard of Hearing students to reach their full potential. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact through individualised strategies and dynamic, impactful instruction, we'd love to hear from you!
Job details
Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Education & Training
Classification Stream 1/Coach
Workplace Location Far North Qld
Job ad reference QLD/CO602601/24
Closing date 19-Nov-2024
Yearly salary $74146 - $116729
Fortnightly salary $2842 - $4474
Job duration 23/01/25 to 12/12/25 unless otherwise determined
Contact person Karin O'Reilly
Contact details 0476838153
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The Department of Education (DoE) is committed to delivering responsive services focused on equity and excellence to Queenslanders and their communities. We promote equity and excellence by our commitment to respect, protect and promote human rights. Our objectives are: a strong start for all children, every student realising their potential, fair and safe workplaces and communities, and capable people delivering our vision.
As a teacher of the deaf/AVT Auslan based in the FNQ region, you will:
- Collaborate with school teams to enhance staff capability in planning, differentiating, delivering and assessing high-quality effective teaching programs for bilingual Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students who use Auslan as their primary language (L1), from diagnosis to school completion
- Develop, directly deliver and measure sign bilingual effective teaching and intervention programs that support the diverse language, literacy and numeracy learning needs of DHH students that use Auslan as their L1
- Guide and support teachers and Auslan teacher aides to create inclusive environments that facilitate access, participation and achievement for DHH students that use Auslan as their L1, ensuring they engage with the curriculum on the same basis as their peers
- Facilitate complex case management meetings with school teams, ensuring a collaborative approach to address the unique learning and access needs of DHH student that use Auslan as their L1
- Engage in ongoing professional supervision, professional development, and specialised training to enhance expertise and stay current with best practices in Deaf education and sign bilingual instruction
- The teacher of the Deaf/AVT Auslan reports to the FNR Principal Advisor Auslan (PAA) in partnership with statewide Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS). The TOD/Advisory Visiting teacher receives professional supervision, direction and support from the PAA in collaboration with DHHS
Ideally you will demonstrate:
- Professional working proficiency in Auslan
- Knowledge and application of sign bilingual pedagogical practices to meet the diverse learning needs of DHH Auslan L1 students
- Strong communicator and great time manager
- Previous experience relevant to the role including a good understanding of the Australian Curriculum, P-12 Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework (CARF) and Individual Curriculum Planning
- Teacher of the deaf qualifications or a preparedness to undertake further study to obtain qualifications
- Preparedness to travel to schools in the region
Mandatory Requirements:
- A relevant teaching qualification
- Current full or provisional registration with QCT
- In addition to registration, teachers working in Education and Care Services (including State delivered Kindergarten programs) require an exemption card issue by Blue Card Services
How to apply:
Please note: If you are Permanent Teacher with the Department of Education, you must have your current Principal's endorsement to apply.
- Click the Green 'Apply online' button below
- A brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history)
- submit a 2pg response addressing your suitability through the key capabilities
*Applicants are encouraged to commence and submit their application as early as possible as the Department of Education reserves the right to reduce the application period and/or remove the job advertisement early should a suitable applicant be found.*
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). Suitable Applications will remain on file for 12 months and may be considered for other teaching vacancies in any school location.
Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.
- 13 191541 Stream 1 Advisory Visiting Teacher, Various schools, State Schools Division, 13301 (PDF, 200KB)
- Role Description