241599 SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS NEC
This occupation group covers Special Education Teachers not elsewhere classified. Registration or licensing is required.
Skill Level: 1
Indicative Skill Level:
In Australia and New Zealand:
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).
Registration or licensing is required.
Tasks Include:
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Assessing students’ abilities and limitations with regard to intellectual, physical, social and emotional disabilities, exceptional intellectual gifts, or specific problems of language and culture
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Planning, organising and implementing special programs to provide remedial or advanced tuition
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Administering various forms of assessment and interpreting the results
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Teaching basic academic subjects, and practical and self-help skills to hearing and sight impaired students
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Devising instructional materials, methods and aids to assist in training and rehabilitation
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Advising, instructing and counselling parents and teachers on the availability and use of special techniques
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Stimulating and developing interests, abilities, manual skills and coordination
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Conferring with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons for special needs students
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Preparing and maintaining student data and other records and submitting reports