Teacher - Education Support - West Perth, Australia - Department of Education, Western Australia

Description

Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/TCH888672

Appointment Pool

Wirrabirra Education Support Centre (ESC) is seeking to establish a pool of dedicated and reliable Teachers for appointments to permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during the 2024 school year and up to the end of Term 2, 2025. Appointments can be made from the pool at any time for commencements within the 2024 school year, up to the end of Term 2, 2025.

Suitable applicants should be highly motivated; student and relationship focused and able to provide engaging, relevant and meaningful learning experiences.

You will ideally utilise innovative initiatives and be able to work effectively within a dynamic team. This will involve you reflecting and assessing the effectiveness of your teaching practice and cultivating a safe learning environment. You should utilise evidence-based teaching practices whilst employing a range of assessment and reporting methods. With effective interpersonal skills, you will work closely with students, teachers, and the community to instil rigour, resilience and pride, allowing students to achieve their full potential.

Wirrabirra ESC is committed to providing a safe, secure, learning environment in which students are given the opportunity to develop their individual potential and to acquire skills, attitudes and knowledge to enable them to become responsible members of a changing society. Values are incorporated into all aspects of learning. Great care is taken to ensure students learn in the most appropriate learning environment. At Wirrabirra ESC we believe 'if a child cannot learn the way we must teach in a way the child can learn' – Ivar Lovaas

It is desirable for applicants to have experience and knowledge of working with students with special needs. It would also be preferable for them to have skills and experiences in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Strategies, discrete trial training, Direct Instruction, Key Word Sign, TouchChat, Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display (PODD) Books and varied alternative communication strategies both electronic and paper versions, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) (including the use of iPads, computers and interactive panels), Promoting Literacy Development (PLD - Diana Rigg), Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH) and good behaviour management. Special Education Needs reporting and ABLEWA (Abilities Based Learning Education, Western Australia) curriculum knowledge is also highly desirable.

Wirrabirra ESC is a primary school catering for students aged between four and twelve years old. Our students have varying degrees of intellectual and/or physical disabilities and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder. With specially trained staff and facilities we are able to offer individualised programs that best suit the diverse needs of each of our students within a safe and inclusive environment. We share a Campus with Wirrabirra Primary School in the suburb of Gosnells. This location allows a range of opportunities for students to integrate with their mainstream peers.

Vacancies may arise during the life of this pool that require specialist qualifications (for example vacancies within Early Childhood Education). Only applicants, in the pool, possessing the required qualifications will be considered for appointment in these circumstances.

To be suitable for this role, you will need to demonstrate your competency against the following domains (that govern the ):

Applications will be assessed against these domains. The business needs of the school may also be considered. It is therefore recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.

Applicants currently completing the Department of Education Leap program (formerly known as the Switch program) can apply for vacancies using their current or Leap qualification – even if they have not completed the program at the time of applying. Applicants may be appointed to a vacancy based on the qualification being completed via the Leap program.

The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.