Teacher Learning and Support - Orara High School

NSW Police Force; Coffs Harbour; On-site; AUD 93,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Orara High School in Coffs Harbour, NSW, is seeking a Teacher Learning and Support to join its Inclusive Education Unit. The role focuses on delivering inclusive, literacy- and numeracy-rich teaching while supporting students with learning and support needs in a secondary setting.

Applicants should demonstrate expertise in differentiated pedagogy, collaborate with classroom teachers and the broader Learning Support Team, and develop individual learning plans to improve student outcomes within a

Qualifications

• Approval to teach students with learning and support needs in a secondary setting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of inclusive education principles and differentiated pedagogy.
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with teachers, staff, parents and external agencies.
• Ability to identify student needs via diagnostic data and design personalised learning plans.

Skills

Approval to teach

Inclusive education

Interpersonal skills

Learning plans

Job description

Job Description - Teacher Learning and Support - Orara High School (0000BEZ7)

Teacher Learning and Support - Orara High School - 0000BEZ7

Location

Regional NSW

Number of Positions

1

Total Remuneration Package: Remuneration package valued at up to $160,942.00. Base salary ranges from $92,882.00 to $141,997.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience.

School Name Orara High School

Principal Network Coffs Harbour

Staffing Area Clarence/Coffs Harbour

FTE 1.000

Contact Phone number 02 66521077

Contact School Admin - 99999999

Closing Date

11-Nov-2026, 5:00:00 AM

Job Category

Teachers

Organisation

Teaching Service

Position Information

Orara High School is a vibrant place of learning for over 890 students located in Coffs Harbour, Mid-North Coast, NSW. The school acknowledges that we learn and work together each day on the land of the Gumbaynggirr people.

The school is proud of the rich cultural diversity among its student body, our staff, and the school community. More than thirty languages can be heard spoken among our students and their families, with over 20% of students having a language background other than English and over 20% of students are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.

The school community has high expectations of the school to deliver culturally relevant and respectful learning experiences and to be a place of learning that will lead all students - regardless of their background - to future careers full of challenge and opportunity.

Students with additional learning and behaviour needs are catered for within our Inclusive Education Unit. Specialist teaching and non-teaching staff work across eight learning spaces, assisting students to develop to the best of their abilities and to transition to rewarding lives beyond their school years.

High academic expectations are supported in the school's focus on literacy and numeracy. The school recognises that attendance plays an important role in the wellbeing and learning of all students. A dedicated attendance team of teaching and non-teaching staff track attendance and liaise with families in order to lift expectations and engagement.

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach students with learning and support needs in a secondary setting and/or experience teaching students with learning and support needs in regular classes in a secondary setting.
• Demonstrated contemporary knowledge and application of inclusive education principles, differentiated pedagogy, and evidence-informed intervention approaches across literacy, numeracy, and social emotional domains.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills ,with the demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with classroom teachers, executive staff, School Learning Support Officers, parents/caregivers and external agencies as part of a whole-school Learning and Support Team.
• Demonstrated ability to identify student needs through diagnostic and assessment and behavioural data, and to design, implement and monitor individual learning plans and personalised learning pathways that improve student outcomes.

Conditions

An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.

Special Notes

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

About the NSW Department of Education

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education's Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage .

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here .

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

If you are new or returning to the Department of Education and have relevant prior professional experience, you can submit a Salary determination for classroom teachers application form to request a salary determination. Until the outcome of any such determination is confirmed, your salary offer will remain at Step 1 then be updated at a later date (typically a 1-2-week processing time post receipt of the form). For further details on this process, please see the Department's policy here: Salary determination .

We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge theircontinued connection to their country and culture.