Teacher Special Education - Henry Fulton Public School

EducationHQ; Sydney; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Fulton Public School in New South Wales is seeking a motivated Special Education teacher. The role focuses on students with diverse and complex learning needs and requires collaboration with families, support staff, and external professionals to develop personalised learning approaches and communicate progress.

The successful applicant will demonstrate patience, adaptability, and a genuine commitment to inclusive education, creating a safe, supportive learning environment where every

Qualifications

• Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience teaching students with Autism, intellectual disabilities, a variety of health needs and complex challenging behaviours.
• Ability to design and deliver differentiated, data-informed individualised programs using explicit teaching and high expectations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate with students, families, staff and external professionals.

Job description

Teacher Special Education - Henry Fulton Public School

At Henry Fulton Public School, every child feels valued and connected. We provide a positive, nurturing, and stimulating learning environment that fosters academic excellence and encourages curiosity, creativity, resilience, and problem-solving.

We empower our students to be confident, accepting individuals. With a focus on collaboration and self-motivation, we inspire all learners to strive for excellence and to become successful lifelong learners who contribute positively to our diverse world.

In 2027, we will have 10 mainstream classes and establish a Multi-Categorical class. The school is seeking a motivated and committed teacher, experienced in Special Education who can work autonomously and also work closely with families, support staff, the school and external professionals to develop personalised learning approaches, communicate progress and celebrate achievement. Successful applicants will demonstrate expertise, patience, adaptability, and a genuine desire to teach students with diverse and complex learning needs. The new class requires staff who are effective communicators, collaborative team members, passionate and dedicated to fostering a safe and inclusive learning environment, who will support student growth and contribute positively to our school community.

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience teaching students with Autism, intellectual disabilities, a variety of health needs and complex challenging behaviours, with a strong commitment to and passion for inclusive education.


• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver differentiated, data-informed individualised programs that use explicit teaching, evidence-based practice, and high expectations to improve academic, social, and behavioural outcomes.


• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, demonstrating the ability to build positive, collaborative relationships with students, staff, families and other professionals to support student engagement, wellbeing and success.


• Evidence of outstanding, flexible classroom management strategies that create a positive classroom environment incorporating the consistent application of inclusive wellbeing and emotional regulation practices, to cater for a diverse range of students.

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.