Special Needs Teacher
OSCA 251431·ANZSCO 241511
14,400
38.6%
87.1%
46 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
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About this career
Teaches academic and living skills to early childhood, primary and secondary school students with particular learning difficulties using various techniques, and promotes students' social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.
What they typically do
- Assesses students' abilities and limitations with regard to intellectual, sensory, physical, social and emotional disabilities, or specific problems of language and culture
- Develops and implements individualised learning, behaviour and wellbeing plans to maximise students' growth
- Teaches students with physical, social, intellectual, emotional and linguistic needs
- Enhances student engagement through enriched differentiated and individualised learning programs
- Administers various forms of assessment and interprets the results
- Prepares and maintains students' data, and records and submits reports as required
- Advises, instructs and counsels parents and teachers on the availability and use of special techniques and therapies that benefit students' growth
Where they work
States and territories
Share of workers by location
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Special Needs Teacher.
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