Government
We have one permanent, full-time role based in Whangarei, Te Tai Tokerau.
As a special education adviser, you will play a critical role in our region's Learning Support team by doing the following:
Working collaboratively with a team around the child, including educators, parents, caregivers and whanau, to enhance understanding about the child and their behaviours.
Collaboratively develop, implement, and monitor an effective personalised learning plan.
Helping the adults around the child to make changes to the learning environment so that their behaviour can be more effectively managed, and the situation can be stabilised/made safer. This includes supporting the child to develop more pro-social ways of responding, and improve their participation, wellbeing and learning outcomes.
Facilitating access to wider services and support, in response to individual needs, for example speech and language therapy and local agencies.
Enhancing inclusive practices in schools and other educational settings.
You will offer the following:
Demonstrable knowledge, experience, and skills in supporting children and young people with severe and challenging behaviours.
An ability and willingness to work in collaborative partnership with other professionals, agencies, families and the sector.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including an ability to sustain productive professional relationships.
A genuine commitment to evidence-based interventions, which demonstrate inclusive education practice and contribute to raising student achievement.
Bachelor of Teaching or Post-graduate Diploma in Special Education / Educational Psychology.
Sensitivity to cultural and ethnic diversity and a commitment to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.
You will demonstrate knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an understanding of Te Ao Maori and promote tikanga and Te Reo Maori and will have knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an appreciation of te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) as it applies in the public sector.
How to apply All applications must be submitted online via the Ministry Careers Portal. Please use the vacancy link.
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