Teacher Special Education - Campbellfield Public School

NSW Department of Education; Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Campbellfield Public School in Minto, south-west Sydney, seeks a qualified teacher to deliver high-quality, personalised learning within the Support Unit. The role requires collaboration with SLSOs, families and external professionals to develop individualised approaches that support student learning, wellbeing and social development.

An unconditional full approval to teach is required. Applicants must provide WWCC clearance details and commit to inclusive practices, monitoring progress and

Qualifications

• Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience teaching students with autism and complex needs.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for collaboration with colleagues, families and external providers.
• Ability to differentiate the curriculum through personalised support plans for diverse learning needs.
• Ability to support inclusion and wellbeing across the school community.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, personalised learning and support within the Support Unit.
• Collaborate with School Learning Support Officers, families, school staff and external professionals to implement individualised approaches.
• Monitor student progress, celebrate achievements and maintain safe, engaging learning environments.

Skills

Special Education

Autism support

Collaboration

Differentiation

Job description

Campbellfield Public School is located in Minto, in south-west Sydney, and has a current enrolment of 346 students. The school serves a diverse and vibrant community, with approximately 67% of students from a language background other than English and 7.5% of students identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Campbellfield Public School values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a positive, inclusive and supportive learning environment where every student is known, valued and supported to succeed. In 2027, the school’s Support Unit will expand to five classes. The Support Unit caters for students with a diverse range of complex learning and support needs, including autism, intellectual disability, mental health needs and complex behaviours. Students may require significant adjustments and individualised support to access learning, communicate, develop independence and participate meaningfully in school life. The position will focus on delivering high-quality, personalised learning and support that responds to the individual strengths, needs and goals of students within the Support Unit. The teacher will work collaboratively with School Learning Support Officers (SLSOs), families, school staff and external professionals to develop and implement individualised approaches that support student learning, wellbeing, communication, independence and social development. A strong emphasis will be placed on building respectful partnerships with parents and carers, monitoring and communicating student progress, celebrating achievement, and creating safe, engaging and purposeful learning opportunities.

• Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience teaching students with Autism, intellectual disabilities, mental health needs and complex challenging behaviours, with a strong commitment to and passion in inclusive education.
• High-level communication and interpersonal skills with the proven ability to work collaboratively, proactively and professionally with colleagues, parents, carers, school learning and support officers, external providers and the wider community.
• Highly developed management skills and a demonstrated ability to differentiate the curriculum through the development and implementation of personalised support plans that caters for diverse learning needs, maximises student growth and fosters high expectations.
• Demonstrated capacity to build and contribute to a positive school culture and school wide wellbeing practices with the ability to support inclusion, integration and connectedness.

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. 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.