Teacher Special Education - Chatswood High School

NSW Department of Education; Willoughby; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 95,000; Part time

Job summary

Chatswood High School on Sydney's north shore is seeking a classroom teacher with approval to teach Special Education and experience supporting learners with autism and intellectual disability. The role is permanent part-time, and applicants should indicate their desired FTE.

You will contribute to an inclusive, supportive learning environment, collaborate with colleagues and external agencies, and participate in school-wide improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Approval to teach Special Education and/or demonstrated experience supporting students with Autism and intellectual disability.
• Ability to implement effective classroom management in an inclusive learning environment.
• Capacity to work collaboratively with colleagues to support priorities and continuous improvement.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Classroom management

Education

Teaching qualification

Special Education endorsement

Job description

School Overview

Chatswood High School is a partially selective school located on Sydney's north shore. Students benefit and thrive from our diverse and differentiated curriculum designed to maximise every student's potential. Chatswood High School has a current enrolment of 2260 students, including 81% students from a non-English speaking background. The high school has several components that make it a dynamic and complex educational institution. The Year 7-12 component of the high school is made up of a mainstream enrolment who are our local students. Entry into Year 7 can also be made through the High Performing Students Unit into the Academically Selective Stream. The third mode of entry into the school is through the Department of Education Access Program that allows entry into one of the classes in the Support Unit. There are four support classes for students diagnosed with autism and intellectual disabilities. Chatswood High School utilises explicit teaching to support teaching and learning across the school.

Key Requirements

• Approval to teach Special Education and/or demonstrated experience supporting students with Autism, challenging behaviours, moderate and mild intellectual disability, and complex learning and wellbeing needs, including students with mental health needs.
• Proven ability to implement effective classroom management using flexible, responsive, and evidence-based strategies that foster a safe, inclusive, and positive learning environment, while promoting student wellbeing, engagement, strong relationships, and successful learning outcomes.
• Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with colleagues to support faculty priorities, contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, and promote a positive, solutions-focused team culture.
• Highly developed communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills, with the ability to establish and maintain productive partnerships with parents, carers, and external agencies to support positive student learning and wellbeing outcomes.

Employment Details

• This advertisement qualifies for permanent part-time employment; therefore, applicants seeking either permanent full-time or permanent part-time work are encouraged to apply.
• Candidates must indicate their desired FTE (up to the maximum FTE of the advertised position) in their application prior to submission.
• Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

FTE Selection

• The FTE selection is final.
• No changes (increase or decrease) will be permitted at the point of offer if you are the recommended applicant.
• If no FTE is indicated, it will be assumed you are seeking the full FTE of the advertised role.
• Recommended applicants seeking part-time employment will be appointed at their nominated FTE. Any remaining FTE may be offered to applicants on the eligibility list, who are not obliged to accept.

Diversity & Inclusion

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.

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.

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.

Application Guidelines

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.

For technical support in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.

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.