Position Information Wakefield School is situated on the western shores of Lake Macquarie. Enrolment capacity is for 42 students, 6 ED (Emotional Disturbance) support classes for students in years 7-12. All students attend a 5-day program with 7 students, a teacher and a School Learning Support Officer (SLSO) in every class. Our school plays a vital role in providing every student the opportunity to experience success and to optimise their social, emotional, academic development and vocational competencies. Wakefield School shares this responsibility with the students, parents / carers / families, the community and other educational or specialist providers. Selection Criteria Approval to teach special education and/or experience in teaching students with complex needs including mental health, emotional disturbance, behaviour difficulties, Autism and learning disorder. Experience to plan for, establish and maintain orderly & workable classroom routines whilst implementing effective teaching and learning programs to cater for individual needs for students in Year 7-12 with complex Mental Health, including evidence of successful learning, behaviour, cultural and wellbeing programs. Exceptional teamwork, communication, interpersonal, collaboration and organisational skills which build positive partnership to engage students, families, staff, and the wider school community (including inter-agencies). Demonstrated experience in implementing and/or leading whole school initiatives to improve student engagement and learning outcomes. Conditions 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. All Department of Education employees working in an SSP are required to be vaccinated as outlined at Vaccination requirements for school sites (nsw.gov.au) . The successful candidate for this position will be required to confirm vaccination status prior to the department finalising their appointment and entry on duty. Find the department’s latest advice on COVID-19 (coronavirus) at https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19 . Special Notes 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 ( dandidet.nsw.edu.au ) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here . To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format .