Tirriwirri School is a located on Ngambri and Ngunnawal lands in Queanbeyan on the border of NSW and the ACT. Close to Canberra, the school is only 10kms from Canberra International airport and is only a short drive to the Snowy Mountains or to the South Coast. Tirriwirri School is a P1 school which caters for students with moderate or severe intellectual disabilities, physical disability, language or sensory impairment and/or neurodivergent. The school currently has 38 students in K-12 including 7 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 12 EAL/D students. Tirriwirri School is an inclusive educational setting that promotes learning, teaching, and leading for all learners. The school values and beliefs reflect the commitment towards developing solid partnerships with parents/carers, external agencies, and therapeutic providers.

An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement.

- 1. Approval to teach special education, with experience supporting students with intellectual disabilities, complex learning needs, Autism, and behavioural or emotional challenges, including effective classroom management of challenging behaviours.
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Demonstrated ability to engage in the collaborative culture of the school through collaborative curriculum planning and a commitment to contribute positively to the whole school vision for improvement.
- 3 Demonstrated ability to design and deliver differentiated, data-informed programs that use explicit teaching, evidence-based practice, and high expectations to improve academic, social, and behavioural outcomes.
- 4. Demonstrated organisational and interpersonal skills, and the capacity to collaborate with students, staff, parents/carers and external providers to plan, deliver and review evidence-based, personalised learning and support plans that engage students with complex learning needs.

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.

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📌 Teacher Special Education - Tirriwirri School (Queanbeyan)
🏢 NSW Department of Education
📍 Queanbeyan