Teacher Technology and Applied Studies - Verona School

Verona School is a School for Specific Purposes (SSP) dedicated to supporting students with complex mental health and behavioural needs. Our school has an enrolment of 105 students across two campuses: the main campus at Fairfield East and the secondary campus, Verona House, at Canley Vale. We have a richly diverse student cohort, with 30% Indigenous students and 20% of students from English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) backgrounds. Our school is committed to delivering an inclusive academic, social and emotional curriculum tailored to meet the significant and complex needs of our students.

1.    Approval to teach ITX Technology Mandatory (Years 7–8) and approval and/or experience in teaching students with BCD Behaviour Difficulties, with a willingness to engage in relevant professional learning as required.

2.   Demonstrate experience and skills in developing and delivering engaging, differentiated, and inclusive lessons aligned with the NSW Curriculum and vocational training requirements, targeting students with complex learning needs in a special education context. 

3.   Proven ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
including school staff, families and external providers, to enhance student learning, wellbeing and transition outcomes.

4.   Demonstrated understanding and appreciation of cultural and social diversity, including the needs of students with complex mental health and behavioural needs, and students from Indigenous and EAL/D backgrounds, through the implementation of evidence-based teaching practices that foster a safe, supportive, positive and inclusive learning environment.

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.

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.