Teacher Special Education - Bourke High School ($5-8K Relocation Support Payment)

NSW Government; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 93,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Superannuation benefits

Job summary

Bourke High School, located in northwest NSW, invites applications for a Teacher Special Education. The role focuses on students from Year 7 to 12, with a high proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students.

You will deliver explicit teaching strategies, support inclusive practices, and contribute to a culturally responsive learning environment. Applicants should hold full approval to teach Special Education, with experience supporting students with autism and complex learning

Qualifications

• Approval to teach special education and experience teaching students with autism and complex learning, behavioural, social and/or emotional needs within a support class setting.
• Demonstrated capacity to develop and implement quality teaching and learning programs, that enhance student engagement and support the wellbeing of students within a special education setting.
• Demonstrated high-level interpersonal skills and the capacity to effectively communicate across all key stakeholders within the school context, including students, parents, carers, external agencies, and the wider community, to build and enhance a culture of inclusivity.
• Demonstrated capacity to successfully embed Aboriginal perspectives that engage and increase all students’ knowledge and appreciation of Aboriginal peoples’ contributions to a variety of subject areas through cultural practices

Responsibilities

• Demonstrated capacity to develop and implement quality teaching and learning programs, that enhance student engagement and support the wellbeing of students within a special education setting.
• Demonstrated high-level interpersonal skills and the capacity to effectively communicate across all key stakeholders within the school context, including students, parents, carers, external agencies, and the wider community, to build and enhance a culture of inclusivity.
• Demonstrated capacity to successfully embed Aboriginal perspectives that engage and increase all students’ knowledge and appreciation of Aboriginal peoples’ contributions to a variety of subject areas through cultural practices

Skills

Special education

Autism support

Stakeholder communication

Education

Full approval to teach

Job description

Job Description - Teacher Special Education - Bourke High School ($5-8K Relocation Support Payment) (0000BFZM)

Location

Regional NSW

Advertisement Number A900160562

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 Bourke High School

Staffing Area Bourke

FTE 1.000

Contact Phone number 02 6872 2522

Contact School Admin - 99999999

Closing Date

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

Job Category

Teachers

Organisation

Teaching Service

Position Information

Bourke High School, situated in the historic town of Bourke in northwest New South Wales, has a rich legacy deeply rooted in its location on traditional Aboriginal land along the banks of the Darling River. The school has 120 students enrolled from Year 7 to 12, 90% of whom identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Straight Islander.

The Bourke Local Government Area (LGA) covers lands of Barkindji/Paakantyi and Ngemba/Ngiyampaa. Ngemba/Ngiyampaa extends from Brewarrina along the Barwon-Darling River through Karulkiyalu 'stone country people' and extending south-west covering nhiilyikiyalu 'nilyah tree people', and pilaarrkiyalu 'belah tree peoples' territories.

Mt Gundabooka and Mt Grenfell possess some of the most significant rock art and cultural heritage sites in Bourke-Cobar regions. Barkindji/Paakantyi means 'People belonging to the Darling River' and extends from Bourke along the 'Baaka' or Darling River to its junction with the Murray River. It also extends up the Paroo River. Significant sites on Barkindji country include Toorale National Park, Nocholeche Nature Reserve, Wanaaring and Louth Villages. Remnants of large campfire sites, scarred trees in red gums and middens are evidence of occupation for millennia.

The school is focused on the use of explicit teaching strategies and writing across all subject areas, and restorative practices underpin a culture of high expectations for all.

Bourke High School is a 6-point school and as such attracts additional benefits and incentives. Please refer to: https://education.nsw.gov.au/teach-nsw/find-teaching-jobs/choose-rural/benefits-and-incentives/how-the-benefits-work

Approval to teach special education and experience teaching students with autism and complex learning, behavioural, social and/or emotional needs within a support class setting.

• Demonstrated capacity to develop and implement quality teaching and learning programs, that enhance student engagement and support the wellbeing of students within a special education setting.
• Demonstrated high-level interpersonal skills and the capacity to effectively communicate across all key stakeholders within the school context, including students, parents, carers, external agencies, and the wider community, to build and enhance a culture of inclusivity.
• Demonstrated capacity to successfully embed Aboriginal perspectives that engage and increase all students’ knowledge and appreciation of Aboriginal peoples’ contributions to a variety of subject areas through cultural practices

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 .

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.