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Head of Specialist Learning Centre (High School)
Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Full Time
Applications Close: 8 October 2024
Exciting leadership opportunity to lead our high performing SLC through a period of evolution. Full time, permanent role for 2025 start.
<p>The Wolanski Family Specialist Learning Centre (SLC) at Emanuel School serves students from K-12. As the name suggests, the SLC seeks to ensure access to educational opportunities for all students on the same basis. </p><p>This is a newly created position following a restructure of our Specialist Learning Centre. The Head of SLC (High School) will be instrumental in shaping and bringing to life a new vision for inclusivity and diverse learning needs across the High School. The Head of SLC (High School) is an instructional leader who guides and models inclusive practices across the High School within a K-12 educational framework. </p><p><strong>This is a full time, permanent position available from the start of 2025. </strong></p><p>Reporting to the Deputy Principal, the Head of SLC (High School) will lead all things relating to the SLC. This includes </p><ul><li>Creating a shared understanding of inclusivity and a collective agreement on school-wide approaches to supporting all students with diverse needs. </li><li>Reviewing and leading the service delivery model based on contemporary research and evidence based practices.</li><li>Building the capacity of teachers to understand diverse learning needs and differentiation and meet the needs of students.</li><li>Ongoing management of the SLC including working with the High School SLC teachers to manage of day-to-day issues, collection and organisation of information related to SLC students and necessary reporting, including NCCD, and disability provisions/adjustments. </li><li>Face to face teaching, including team teaching, small group and 1:1.</li><li>Collaboratively planning with students, parents and external professional as required. </li></ul><p>The successful applicant will be a suitably qualified High School teacher with both tertiary qualifications in teaching and in aspects of specialised/additional needs, particularly with students who are generally high functioning. Prior experience teaching students with diverse needs and leading a team is essential. </p><p>For a full overview of the role and what we are looking for, you can view the role description at <a href="https://www.emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au/about-our-school/employment/" rel="nofollow">https://www.emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au/about-our-school/employment/</a>.</p><p><strong>About Our School</strong></p><p>Emanuel is an independent, co-educational, Jewish day school from Pre-school to Year 12, situated in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. We value the individuality of all students and encourage the development of their special interests and talents. Our objective is to extend our students to the best of their ability, and to foster a love of learning, a strong sense of community and a pride in their Jewish heritage. We strive to create an environment in which genuine acceptance and understanding can develop. These concepts are reflected in the School motto “Mind, Spirit, Being”.</p><p>Emanuel School is small enough to provide an individual, nurturing environment and large enough to provide a wide range of subjects and opportunities for our students. Emanuel School is a dynamic learning community within an intimate learning environment delivering strong academic outcomes. The School occupies the Stanley Street site with around 880 students from Preschool to Year 12, comprising a two-stream K-4 and three streams thereafter. The School’s commitment to excellence, quality, service and value ensures that it continually improves the delivery of all its programs for the benefit of its students. There are many opportunities for students to participate in a wide range of activities and students have a strong commitment to community service.</p><p><strong>How to Apply</strong></p><p>You can apply through seek or via email to <a href="mailto:recruitment@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au" rel="nofollow">recruitment@emanuelschool.nsw.edu.au</a>. All applications should include a cover letter. </p><p><strong>Applications close: Tuesday 8 October 2024</strong> </p><p>---------------------</p><p><strong>Emanuel seeks to be a child safe school</strong></p><p>Emanuel School is committed to promoting the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of our students as our paramount priority. We seek to maintain a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety, promoting student voice and agency. </p><p>Emanuel School has zero tolerance for child abuse and has established systems and policies to protect children, while in the School’s care, from abuse and to promote physical, emotional, and cyber safety. The protection and wellbeing of students is the responsibility of all members of the Emanuel School community, and encompasses:</p><ul><li>a duty of care to ensure that reasonable steps are taken to prevent harm to students which could reasonably have been foreseen</li><li>obligations under child protection legislation.</li></ul><p>Emanuel School welcomes and celebrates diversity and remains committed to promoting the safety of every child.</p>