<p>Eileen O’Connor Catholic College, Lewisham is a co-educational primary and secondary Sydney Catholic Schools college. The college opened in 2016 to meet the needs of students with moderate intellectual disability and other complex learning needs. In 2020 the college will have an enrolment of approximately 100 students in Kindergarten to Year 12 at the Lewisham Campus and two primary network classes at Good Shepherd Primary School, Hoxton Park. In future years the College will have an Early Intervention Centre, a Centre for Professional Learning and a network of primary and secondary classes in Sydney Archdiocesan schools and colleges. Applicants wishing to know more about the college can access the school’s website https://eocc.nsw.edu.au/ </p><p>The successful applicant will be a highly effective Catholic leader who meets the following criteria:<br /></p><p><b>Qualifications: </b></p><p>Accreditation to teach in Sydney Catholic Schools; </p><p>Accreditation to teach Religious Education in Sydney Catholic Schools;</p><p>Postgraduate qualifications in disability education or related fields.</p><p><b>Experience: </b> </p><p>Proven success in disability education, with particular expertise in the area of classroom teaching provision for K-12 students with complex disabilities;</p><p>Capacity to lead a team of special educators;</p><p>Experience in working with staff, parents and carers of students with complex disabilities.</p><p><b>Demonstrated knowledge and competencies:</b><br /></p><p>Understanding of current research and emerging practices in the field of disability education;</p><p>Ability to use data and research to inform practice;</p><p>Ability to work collaboratively within and across teams to achieve educational improvement;</p><p>Demonstrated ability to build strong and productive professional relationships across a school;</p><p>Appreciation of the dynamics of both school and system improvement;</p><p>Superior written, oral and digital communication skills.</p><p><br /></p>