Worked in Disability Unit with high school students with physical and/or cognitive disabilities.

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Worked in a Learning Support Centre helping students with learning disabilities outside of their mainstream classes.

 

Ability to plan and differentiate lessons and tasks from various curriculum bands, for full understanding and engagement, ranging from students with learning disabilities to students with high intellectual potential.

 

Ability to easily build professional and collegial relationships, with staff, parents/caregivers and students.

 

Worked in new school environments with ability to adhere to current School Behaviour codes and values, progressed own behaviour management skills and kept students motivated, engaged and focused.

 

Excellent knowledge of ‘Play is the Way’ philosophy.

 

Voluntarily ran several after-school programs and extra-curricular camps. (e.g., girls’ volleyball coaching, and after-school surf tutoring).

 

Incorporate technology into students’ learning activities for varied academic disciplines.

 

Praised for dedication, reliability, organisation, professionalism and behaviour management strategies.

 

Professionalism and sensitivity working with students from disadvantaged/trauma backgrounds.

 

Curriculum and content knowledge, particularly Australian Curriculum years 3,5,6,7, entire Visual Arts, entire HPE.

 

Show resourcefulness and teaching effectiveness in meeting the needs of students and families with limited English language proficiency as well as learning disabilities, and hearing impairment.

 

Creating effective and assessable tasks in line with AC incorporating Literacies and Numeracies as per the DECD best advice papers.

 

Working with Wiltja Aboriginal Education Workers and Indigenous students to achieve high standard work towards SACE

 

Working with and chairing section team meetings to make decisions regarding student learning across multiple classes and year levels.

 

Planned for and delivered cross-curricular learning tasks, led through student TfEL pilot

 

Planned for and taught composite class 6/7 incorporating aspects of both curriculums and differentiating effectively.

 

Planning, assessing and communicating detailed data for colleagues and working collaboratively leading up to and after maternity leave.

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