Teacher Special Education - Putland School

About this job

Position Information

Putland Education and Training Unit (ETU) is located within Cobham Youth Justice Centre (YJC). Putland ETU provides educational services only to the young people incarcerated within the facility. The primary function of the centre is the detention of young men between the ages of 15 to 21 years who have been remanded in custody following their arrest and prior to sentencing. The nature of detainees' offences varies, as does the time taken for their court matters to be finalised. Putland ETU provides 102 student places at any one time.

The general classroom teacher position is to cater to students within a unique environment.

Putland ETU provides targeted education programs to the young male detainees who are housed in the centre. These young men present with significant challenging behaviours and have been assessed as posing increased safety risks to themselves and others. Protocols and procedures are in place with our partner agency, to ensure the safety of all staff and students. A thorough five-day induction program is conducted to ensure that staff feel confident and understand all procedures and protocols required to operate in our setting.

Putland ETU has a very inclusive and supportive staff, with a strong focus on wellbeing and collaboration. Our team thrives on a culture of support and collaboration, where every member is valued. We have a large, supportive executive team who work closely with their pods to achieve collaborative goals. Our executive team is dedicated to fostering an environment of trust and encouragement, actively supporting every team member in their professional growth. We work closely with staff from our partner agency, to assist our young people in learning life skills and gain new knowledge and perspectives to best prepare them to be successfully integrated back into society.

The school also operates an extended school-year agreement, and a site tour before applying is highly recommended. Please contact the hiring manager to arrange.

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach special education and/ or experience teaching students with diverse learning needs that will allow you to perform duties to support the teaching and learning needs of students with diverse backgrounds, emotional disturbance, behaviour difficulties, and complex challenging behaviours.
• Demonstrated effective classroom management skills and an understanding of and capacity to manage the needs of students with challenging behaviours in a safe and secure custodial environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, in-class SLSO, and the wider community, and to contribute effectively to a collaborative and supportive whole school culture.
• Understanding and knowledge of the Department of Education’s Aboriginal Education policy to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

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

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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

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