Position InformationGirrakool Education and Training Unit (ETU) is a school for specific purposes located within the Frank Baxter Youth Justice Centre (YJC). The school caters for a maximum of 90 male students ranging in ages from 15 - 21 years. Classes contain a maximum of 6 students with one teacher and one School Learning Support Officer. All students have been committed by the courts to custodial sentences of varying lengths, or are on remand awaiting sentence. Students present with a range of backgrounds and educational needs including behaviour difficulties, mental health issues and diagnosed disabilities. Girrakool ETU provides a supportive school environment through strong policies and procedures focused on safety and security. Aboriginal students currently represent approximately 54% of the total school enrolment. The school works collaboratively with Youth Justice and various community agencies in meeting the educational and transitional needs of students.
Selection Criteria Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with Autism (Secondary), Behaviour Difficulties and Emotional Disturbance (Secondary). Approval to teach Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways. Highly developed communication, interpersonal and organisational skills with the capacity to work collaboratively and build positive relationships with students, colleagues, parents, key stakeholders, and community agencies. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal Education policies, with a proven ability to authentically embed pedagogical practices that engage Aboriginal students in a culturally safe learning environment. ConditionsAn 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
Special NotesApplicants 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 ( ) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and InclusionNew 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 .
