Visiting Teacher - Hearing Impairment - Student Wellbeing and Engagement Division - NWVR

Government schools – Melbourne Northern Suburbs VIC

Substantial experience in teaching students with additional learning or wellbeing needs in a relevant setting and preferably experience working with schools in the area of inclusive practices.

Demonstrated capacity to work within a cooperative, multidisciplinary professional team and contribute significantly to the achievements of the team.

Demonstrated ability to design, deliver or broker professional learning for teachers and other relevant professionals, on relevant topics such as physical disabilities, health impairments, additional learning needs.

Demonstrated excellent teaching and learning skills, and substantial experience to promote full access and inclusion for students witha physical disability, autism, health impairment, vision impairment and/or hearing impairment.

Demonstrated high level communication skills, networking and interpersonal skills, including the ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of people in the education community and agencies on complex matters.

Selection Criteria

- Substantial experience in teaching students with additional learning or wellbeing needs in a relevant setting and preferably experience working with schools in the area of inclusive practices.

- Demonstrated capacity to work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary professional team and contribute significantly to the achievements of the team.

- Demonstrated ability to design, deliver or broker professional learning for teachers and other relevant professionals, on relevant topics such as physical disabilities, health impairments, additional learning needs.





- Demonstrated excellent teaching and learning skills, and substantial experience to promote full access and inclusion for students witha physical disability, autism, health impairment, vision impairment and/or hearing impairment.

Demonstrated high level communication skills, networking and interpersonal skills, including the ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of people in the education community and agencies on complex matters.

Role

To support the implementation of Disability Inclusion, the Visiting Teacher Service provides leadership and capability building for teachers and schools in the provision of effective curriculum and pedagogy to support student engagement, access and inclusion for students with a physical disability, health impairment, hearing impairment, vision impairment, autism and/or learning difficulties.

The Visiting Teacher assists schools and school staff to understand both the functional needs of students and the development and implementation of inclusive practices. This may include, but not be limited to, the development of appropriate educational programs, modifications, reasonable adjustments and collective and individualised supports for students with a disability or impairment.

Responsibilities





Visiting teachers undertake a variety of roles and responsibilities that may include (but are not limited to):

- Support Whole School Initiatives

- Providing specialist advice and support to schools in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of curriculum to ensure full access and inclusion for students with a physical disability, health impairment, hearing impairment, vision impairment, autism, and/or learning difficulties.

- Working collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure a coordinated approach to promoting access and inclusion related initiatives, liaising with relevant personnel within the region and participating in other related projects.

- The use of innovative technologies in program delivery to improve access and inclusion to the curriculum for eligible students.

- Enhance Specific Classroom Practices

- The promotion of effective specific teaching and learning practices and skills to bring about sustained change in classroom practice.

- Support the classroom teacher to identify the needs of the student and deliver the necessary adjustments to access their learning. This may include the contribution of specialist advice to support the Disability Inclusion Profile process.

- Providing educational services to students from pre-school transition to VCE.

- The provision of case support and assistance to other visiting teachers and regional staff in the area of physical disability, health impairment, hearing impairment, vision impairment, autism, and/or learning difficulties.

- Undertake other duties related to supporting students with disabilities and impairments, as requested by the manager, in response to changing priorities or new ini

📌 Visiting Teacher (Melbourne)
🏢 Government schools
📍 Melbourne