Teacher Special Education - Collarenebri Central School ($20K Recruitment Bonus + $5-8K Relocation Support Payment)

The school is well-resourced and provides a Kindergarten to Year 12 multi-stage comprehensive educational experience with academic, creative, physical, social-emotional and cultural programs to engage and develop all students. The staff at Collarenebri Central School are committed to teaching practices including explicit teaching that meet the needs of all learners, improve literacy and numeracy skills, and foster a culture of high expectations, strong community connections and mutual respect.

Small class sizes ensure differentiated learning programs that reflect a clear understanding of students’ learning needs, interests and talents. More information can be found at Collarenebri Central School.

Specific Selection Criteria

1. Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with Behaviour Difficulties and Emotional Disturbance
2. Demonstrated ability to differentiate the curriculum by developing and implementing personalised learning and support that is culturally responsive, maximises student growth, fosters high expectations and promotes student engagement.
3. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to contribute to whole-school culture and work collaboratively to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents/carers, external agencies and members of the wider community.
4. Evidence of successful classroom management with flexible and adaptive strategies that create a positive learning environment, including the use of early intervention strategies.
5. Knowledge and understanding of the Connected Communities Strategy key deliverables.

Conditions

Successful applicants may be entitled to a Recruitment Bonus of $20,000 (conditions apply) and a relocation support payment of $5,000 to $8,000 for eligible applicants. The Recruitment Bonus will be paid on a pro rata basis for permanent part-time teachers and executive staff. The maximum recruitment bonus available for a position is $20,000, including any job share arrangements.

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

If you are new or returning to the Department of Education and have relevant prior professional experience, you can submit a Salary determination for classroom teachers application form to request a salary determination. Until the outcome of any such determination is confirmed, your salary offer will remain at Step 1 then be updated at a later date (typically a 1–2 week processing time post receipt of the form). For further details on this process, please see the Department’s policy here: Salary determination.

This advertisement qualifies for permanent part-time employment; therefore, applicants seeking either permanent full-time or permanent part-time work are encouraged to apply. Candidates must indicate their desired FTE (up to the maximum FTE of the advertised position) in their application prior to submission.

Please note: •The FTE selection is final. •No changes (increase or decrease) will be permitted at the point of offer if you are the recommended applicant. •If no FTE is indicated, it will be assumed you are seeking the full FTE of the advertised role.

Recommended applicants seeking part-time employment will be appointed at their nominated FTE. Any remaining FTE may be offered to applicants on the eligibility list, who are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.

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