Assistant Principal Special Education - Visual Impairment (Itinerant) - Inverell High School

Description:

Position Information

The assistant principal visual impairment (itinerant) is based at Inverell High School and is responsible for an administrative/teaching caseload within schools. The Assistant Principal Vision (APV) has a caseload of students that can involve working with preschool children to Year 12 students that have a diagnosed vision impairment and meet vision caseload criteria. This position requires the ability and willingness to travel between work sites.

Selection Criteria In addition to the general selection criteria,

1. Approval to teach students with Vision Impairment (Itinerant) and evidence of successful teaching experience with students who are blind or with vision impairment.
2. Capacity to collaborate with and mentor colleagues to innovate and coordinate complex systems and procedures related to leadership of the vision team.
3. Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and monitor Personalised Learning and Support Plans that address the expanded core curriculum needs of students who are blind or students with vision impairment.
4. Demonstrated expertise in the provision of and instruction in the use of alternative media formats and current technologies to support students who are blind or with vision impairment.
5. Capacity to lead professional leaning for teachers across various settings and mentor teaching staff to embed differentiated learning to meet the individual needs of all students.

General Selection Criteria1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice 2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs 3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams 4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents 5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning 6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policyConditions

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

Ability and willingness to travel between work sites.

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 all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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