POSITION INFORMATION

Callaghan College is a multi-campus college in the urban regional location of Newcastle NSW, on the lands of the Awabakal people. Waratah Campus (Years 7-10), Wallsend Campus (Years 7-10), and Jesmond Senior Campus (Years 11-12) are united as we collaborate to empower all learners from our diverse community. Collectively, we provide the most extensive curriculum in the Hunter including a breadth of opportunities, academic, vocational, and extra-curricular. Callaghan is recognised nationally for its integration of technology to support future-focused learning. We create lifelong learning through leading a strong and vibrant partnership with the Callaghan Education Pathways (including 15 partner primary schools), a parent partnership with our Callaghan College P&C, a rich partnership with Muloobinbah AECG, an academic partnership with the University of Newcastle and industry partnerships with a range of innovative enterprises.??
Waratah Campus is a comprehensive secondary school with a Special Education Faculty consisting of nine classes. The student population of 864 has been steadily increasing over the last three years. Our school community is culturally and linguistically diverse. 19% of students have a non-English speaking background, with most requiring some level of EAL/D (English an additional language or dialect) support. 16% of all students identify as having an Aboriginal background. Students participate in a wide range of learning experiences in the pursuit of academic improvement and excellence. The school enjoys the support of its diverse community. The school is committed to continually improving effective classroom practices with staff professional learning being the key to ensuring this.
The Head Teacher Special Education position has overall responsibility for the nine Special Education classes: IM,IO,AU,MC,ED, Callaghan Tutorial BD Centre, a Transition and Engagement class and Learning and Support.

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 (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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