Relief Special Education / Early Intervention Teacher

A Relief Special Education / Early Intervention Teacher provides temporary or ad-hoc teaching and learning support for children with special educational needs, developmental delays, or learning difficulties. The teacher supports individual and small-group activities while following each child’s learning goals and intervention plans.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct individual and small-group learning and early intervention activities.
• Support children with developmental, communication, social, behavioural, sensory and learning needs.
• Follow Individualised Education Plans (IEPs) and lesson plans prepared by the centre.
• Assist with speech, language, pre-academic, fine-motor, gross-motor and social skills activities.
• Use visual supports, prompting, modelling and structured teaching strategies where appropriate.
• Support children in following routines, instructions and classroom expectations.
• Monitor and record the child’s participation, progress and areas requiring further support.
• Maintain a safe, structured and positive learning environment.
• Communicate observations and relevant updates to the main teacher or supervisor.
• Assist with classroom preparation, learning materials and clean-up.
• Provide cover for teachers who are absent, on leave or unavailable.

Requirements:

• Experience working with children, preferably children with special needs or developmental delays.
• Relevant qualifications in Special Education, Early Childhood, Psychology, Education, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy or a related field are an advantage.
• Patient, caring and comfortable working with children who have different learning needs.
• Able to follow instructions, lesson plans and centre procedures.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Prior experience in a special education or early intervention setting is preferred but not mandatory.