About Monash Special Developmental School

Monash Special Developmental School is a government school located in the North Eastern Victorian Region in the City of Monash. Monash SDS provides an educational program for children with a moderate to profound intellectual disability and multiple disabilities including autism spectrum disorder from the age of 2.8 to 18 years old. Currently student enrolments numbers are around 155. It has been on the current site for 11 years in a well-resourced purpose built facility. In addition to the general classrooms the school also features specialist areas, outdoor learning environments, a multi-purpose gym, a hydrotherapy complex, a bike path and specialised indoor and outdoor sensory areas.

Monash SDS is gold accredited in School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS), AMAZE accredited and e-Smart accredited.

Students across the school at Monash SDS are taught using the Victorian Curriculum. Curriculum based individual learning plans are developed for each student and are taught using a variety of high impact teaching strategies and specialised curriculum supports including the STAR (Strategies for Teaching Based on Autism Research) and Links Program. The STAR and Links Program is research and evidence based and uses the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis. It provides a framework and the necessary tools to teach the Victorian Curriculum through the implementation of Discrete Trial Training (DT), Pivotal Response Training (PRT) and Functional Routines instruction. A school wide Structured Teaching Framework provides every student with a highly visually based structured environment that promotes an understanding of schedules, activities and expectations.

Our schools philosophy is reflected in its programs and based on the belief of Enriching Individual Potential. To do this, we require a committed principal, who is able to see the special characteristics of all our students and will strive to ensure each individual feels safe, is confident and valued as a person.

Role

Early Childhood Teacher working in our early education program at Monash Special Developmental School.

The primary focus of the Early Childhood Teacher is on further developing skills and competencies to become an effective Early Childhood Teacher with structured support and guidance from Early Childhood Teacher at higher levels and the planning, preparation and teaching of programs to achieve specific student outcomes. These teachers teach a range of students/classes and are accountable for the effective delivery of their programs. Early Childhood Teacher are skilled early years educators who operate under general direction within clear guidelines following established work practices and documented priorities and may have responsibility for the supervision and training of one or more student teachers.

Early Childhood Teachers participate in the development of the school policies and programs and assist in the implementation of school priorities.

The focus of the Early Childhood Teacher is on classroom management, subject content and teaching practice. Early Childhood Teachers are responsible for teaching their own classes any may also assist and participate in policy development, project teams and the organisation of co-curricula activities.

Responsibilities

The role of the Early Childhood Teacher may include but is not limited to:

Direct teaching of groups of students and individual students

Contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of a curriculum are or other curriculum programs within the school

Undertaking other classroom teaching related and organisational duties as determined by the School Principal

Participating in activities such as parent/teacher meetings, staff meetings and excursions

Undertaking other non-teaching supervisory duties

Who May Apply

Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.

Selection Criteria

SC1 Demonstrated commitment to Special Education and an understanding of Intellectual Disability / Autism and the implications for teaching and learning.

SC2 Effective teaching skills that caters to the widely varying skills and abilities of the students through the planning and implementation of a program in line with the Early Years Learning Framework and within the school wide model of Structured Teaching.

SC3 Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills including the capacity to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with parents, colleagues and the broader school community.

SC4 Demonstrated experience in monitoring and assessing student learning. This includes using data to inform teaching practice and providing feedback on student learning.

SC5 Demonstrated ability to support the social and personal development of students and an understanding and commitment to Positive Behaviour Support.

SC6 Ability to work collaboratively as a productive team member and to actively support wider school initiatives. Demonstrated commitment and capacity to actively contribute to a broad range of school activities and a commitment to ongoing professional learning to enable further development of skills and teaching capacity

Child Safe Standards

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

HOW TO APPLY: Please click the 'Apply' button above. Applicants must submit a covering letter, current resume and response to the selection criteria questions