<p><strong>Are you an exceptional teacher who understands that traditional school environments don&#39;t always work for all students?</strong></p><p><strong>Are you compassionate, patient and determined to help those who have been left behind or who present the biggest challenges?</strong></p><p>Alesco Illawarra is an independent, non-traditional secondary school for Years 9-12, registered and accredited with NESA .  We have campuses in Wollongong, Lake Illawarra, Nowra, Vincentia and Bowral.  Our program is for young people who are ready to take responsibility for themselves, their learning and their future, in a safe and supportive environment for healing, change and growth.</p><p>We are in an exciting period of growth and development and have a new opening at our Wollongong Campus for a <strong>permanent part-time (0.6 FTE) Stage 5 English/History teacher</strong>.</p><p>It takes a special kind of person to work at Alesco Illawarra.  Our teachers need to be passionate, skilled and motivated teaching professionals with a commitment to working with students who have barriers to completing their education in mainstream school settings.  We need teachers who want to work in this kind of environment and who have an understanding of trauma-informed models of education.</p><p><strong>To apply for this position you must obtain download the applicant information package and address the selection criteria in the position description.</strong></p><p>For further information, contact Louisa Raft, Business Manager, 02 4226 1622 or e-mail <a href="mailto:alesco&#64;weaillawarra.com.au." rel="nofollow">alesco&#64;weaillawarra.com.au.</a></p><p><strong>Applications close 11.59pm, Sunday 16 December 2018.</strong></p><p>Position commences 29 January 2019.</p><p>Alesco Illawarra operates under the auspices of WEA Illawarra, which is a not-for-profit provider of Adult and Community Education and a Registered Training Organisation.<br /></p>