The occupation of a teacher involves several duties and responsibilities to perform. When it comes to the special teacher job, such as: hearing impaired and sight impaired teachers, they have to perform some additional duties. For instance: helping the students of  primary, intermediate and secondary classes with their learning difficulties, hearing impairment and sight impairment, and promoting their social, intellectual, emotional and physical needs for overall development.

If you are planning to apply for any of these special needs teaching occupations, then there are certain very basic criteria that you have to fulfill. Most of the occupations in this unit require a skill level commensurate with a degree of graduation or higher degrees. In certain occupations, relevant experience or training in job is required along with the formal qualification.

Both these occupations of Hearing Impaired teacher and Sight Impaired teacher come under the Special Education Teachers unit. These occupations need to meet the long lead criteria, as a commitment for substantial training is very essential in these occupations.

Moreover, these particular professions require a complete 3-year undergraduate degree along with a Graduate Diploma in Education, Bachelor of Special Education or an integrated study program with subject like Teacher Education. All of these options require a minimum four years commitment from enrollment to completion.

While opting for the occupation of Special Education Teacher, you have to at first go for registration.  Moreover, in certain states and territories of Australia, a police check is necessary before employment. You will also be asked to provide the proof of your Australian citizenship or permanent residency status by the authorities.

Fulfilling government policy priorities both at the state and Commonwealth level is very vital in this profession. They are: improving the techniques of teaching with special needs students, streamlining the literacy and numeracy foundational skills and applying innovative strategies for remote schools etc.