Teacher Special Education - Griffith High School

Educationhq; Sydney; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Griffith High School in Griffith, NSW, is seeking a dedicated Teacher Special Education to support students with disabilities within a collaborative school community. You will design differentiated lessons, support individual learning plans, and work with families, teachers and support staff to promote inclusive, engaging educational outcomes.

The role emphasizes strong teamwork, culturally responsive teaching, and commitment to safe, positive learning environments across the school’s programs

Qualifications

• Approval to teach special education or experience teaching students with disabilities.
• Ability to plan, implement and evaluate differentiated teaching and assessment, including Life Skills syllabus outcomes and personalised learning.
• Ability to establish safe, inclusive classrooms through positive behaviour support and collaborate with families, teachers, school LSO staff and relevant professionals.
• Knowledge of Aboriginal education policies and culturally responsive teaching with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, families and communities.

Skills

Differentiated teaching

Collaboration with families and staff

Inclusive education practices

Education

NSW Teacher registration / approval

Job description

Teacher Special Education - Griffith High School

Griffith High School is a secondary school situated in Griffith, with a 2026 enrolment of 670 students. The enrolment profile includes 110 students with an Aboriginal Heritage, 149 with a Pasifika background, and a significant number of students from EAL/D backgrounds.

Griffith High School, includes a support unit with 4 classes, the Riverina Suspension Centre - Griffith, and a Clontarf Academy to support the educational provision for Aboriginal boys. Students at the school benefit from the multi-award winning Murrumbidgee Academy of STEM Excellence (MASE) Academy that provides education to students in partner primary schools and secondary schools right across NSW. The school seeks to continue to build on the growing academic performance of students, supporting them through strong academic, cultural, sporting and vocational pathways.

Positioned at the heart of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, Griffith stands as a sizable regional city. This location grants it access to a diverse array of industries, cultural establishments and local sports teams that are deeply integrated into the community fabric. The city's assets include its own airport, hospital, specialised facilities, and a wide spectrum of retail establishments. The Griffith area is proud to be the home of some of Australia's finest wineries, large scale food and fibre production and host of significant innovative and engineering enterprises. The collective offerings of Griffith, along with its status as a hub for various attractions, make it an enticing lifestyle destination.

About this job

Position Information

Griffith High School is a secondary school situated in Griffith, with a 2026 enrolment of 670 students. The enrolment profile includes 110 students with an Aboriginal Heritage, 149 with a Pasifika background, and a significant number of students from EAL/D backgrounds.

Griffith High School, includes a support unit with 4 classes, the Riverina Suspension Centre - Griffith, and a Clontarf Academy to support the educational provision for Aboriginal boys. Students at the school benefit from the multi-award winning Murrumbidgee Academy of STEM Excellence (MASE) Academy that provides education to students in partner primary schools and secondary schools right across NSW. The school seeks to continue to build on the growing academic performance of students, supporting them through strong academic, cultural, sporting and vocational pathways.

Positioned at the heart of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, Griffith stands as a sizable regional city. This location grants it access to a diverse array of industries, cultural establishments and local sports teams that are deeply integrated into the community fabric. The city's assets include its own airport, hospital, specialised facilities, and a wide spectrum of retail establishments. The Griffith area is proud to be the home of some of Australia's finest wineries, large scale food and fibre production and host of significant innovative and engineering enterprises. The collective offerings of Griffith, along with its status as a hub for various attractions, make it an enticing lifestyle destination.

Specific Selection Criteria

Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with disabilities, including autism.

Demonstrated ability to plan, implement and evaluate differentiated teaching and assessment, including relevant Life Skills syllabus outcomes, personalised learning and support plans and reasonable adjustments, to improve students' learning outcomes.

Demonstrated ability to establish safe, inclusive classrooms through positive behaviour support and to work collaboratively with students, families, teachers, school learning support officers and relevant professionals to support learning, engagement and wellbeing.

Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department's Aboriginal education policies through culturally responsive teaching and respectful partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, families and communities.

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.

For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education's Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

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.