Stl2 Inclusive Educator

Description:

Why work with us:

Every child and young person deserves a great education.

We have a strategy that aims to unlock every child’s potential now and into the future, one that in partnership with learners, students, parents, and the wider South Australian community will build a world-leading public education system. One that is equitable and prioritises learning and wellbeing.

Together we will make our education system the best it can be.

When our children and young people thrive, so do our communities and our state.

About the Role:

Consultancy, coaching, capability building and cultural responsiveness underpins Inclusive Educator work.

Inclusive educators provide proactive, targeted, and intensive services to preschools and schools to support children and young people with additional needs, including disability, sensory impairment, and complex health needs. They do this by working collaboratively with educators and families to establish optimal learning environments, differentiated teaching practices and appropriate supports and adjustments to ensure each child or young person is engaged and participating in the preschool or school environment.

A critical aspect of the Inclusive Educator role is to promote an inclusive environment that supports engagement and best outcomes for all children and young people. They provide support to preschools and schools to implement the Disability Standards for Education to meet their legal obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act (ODA) for children and young people with additional needs.

Inclusive educators work with a range of key partners to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people. Collaborating with families, preschools, schools and local education teams, internal agencies and external agencies will ensure that the expertise and knowledge from each of these stakeholders can contribute to supporting children and young people with additional needs achieve optimal outcomes.

Inclusive Educators work as part of a larger multidisciplinary team in Student Support Services (SSS) who provide proactive, targeted, and intensive intervention services to support additional needs of learners. The SSS team works in partnership with schools, preschools and families and may be available for children and students who have:

• developmental delay/disability
• learning difficulties
• displayed unsafe and/or unproductive behaviours
• health or wellbeing needs
• challenges with disengagement or non-attendance
• communication difficulties.

Student Support Services are on a cultural response journey, as such we value and prioritise Aboriginal ways of knowing, doing and being.

Qualifications:

Essential: Current full teacher registration.

Desirable: Tertiary qualification in special/inclusive education.

Eligibility and Special Conditions:

Applicants must be either currently registered or able to be registered to teach in South Australia. If not permanent with the Education Department, applicants must meet the department’s minimum employment requirements before taking up an appointment.

The successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human Services (DHS) working with children check (WWCC) prior to being employed which is required to be renewed every five years before expiry. The incumbent will be required to undertake RRHAN –EC (Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care) Facilitator Lead (Masterclass) extended course or the online (Fundamentals) course which will be required to be updated every three years.

For all other Special Conditions please refer to the attached Position Description.

Remuneration:

STL2 $135,204 per annum (1.0 FTE), plus superannuation (11.5%).

Enquiries:

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Ben McNicholl, Senior Educator, via Tel: (08) or Email: ben.mcnicholl@sa.gov.au .

Application Instructions:

Applications should be made through the IWorkForSA website.

Applicants are required to submit a CV, the Application Cover Sheet, Employment Declaration, and a cover letter of no more than two pages addressing the key competencies in the attached position description.

People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.

Additional Note :

This is a part-time contract role (0.6 FTE), initial 6-month term contract.

The position is based in Kadina.

This position operates under conditions similar to those of the Public Sector Act 2009 (PS Act).