Teacher Special Education - Marsden High School

NSW Government; Sydney; On-site; AUD 93,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Marsden High School in the Sydney region seeks a Teacher Special Education to provide high-quality, inclusive learning for students across four support classes. This role focuses on students with autism, mild intellectual disability, and other needs within a vibrant, diverse culture that supports wellbeing and achievement.

Applicants should hold full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education and demonstrate strong collaboration with families, colleagues and external agencies to

Qualifications

• Approval to teach special education and/or experience with Autism or related disabilities.
• Proven ability to manage classrooms using flexible, evidence-based strategies.
• Strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills for partnerships with students, families and external agencies.
• Experience developing and reviewing teaching programs and support plans for complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Teach across four support classes including autism and multi-categorical settings.
• Collaborate with colleagues to support faculty priorities and continuous improvement.

Skills

Autism experience

Behavior management

Communication skills

Collaboration

Job description

Job Description - Teacher Special Education - Marsden High School (0000BFK0)

Teacher Special Education - Marsden High School - 0000BFK0

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Location

Sydney Region

Advertisement Number A900160200

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 Marsden High School

Principal Network Ryde

FTE 1.000

Contact Name Sean Castle

Contact Phone number 0284223600

Contact School Admin - 99999999

Closing Date

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

Job Category

Teachers

Organisation

Teaching Service

Position Information

Marsden High School (1204 students including an Intensive English Centre enrolment of 142 and a Support Unit of 28 students) is a vibrant and culturally diverse learning community which promotes high expectations for all students and encourages engagement in academic, sporting, creative and community service pursuits. Focus areas within the school include future-focused learning, student wellbeing, technology and innovative transition pathways. Marsden is a Positive Behaviour For Learning school with a whole school emphasis on literacy, numeracy, HPGE enrichment, differentiated learning and leadership. There is strong community support as the school experiences growth in enrolment with the recent move into a new build within the Meadowbank Education and Employment Precinct. Please refer to the school's website for further information about the school and to access the Annual Report and School Plan: http://www.marsden-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/home.

There are four support classes that include two classes with a multi-categorical classification and two classes with an autism classification. Focus is on post school options including independent living skills and work readiness.

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach special education and/or experience in teaching students with Autism, Mild Intellectual Disability, Behaviour Difficulties and Physical Disability.\
• 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.
• Highly developed communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated capacity to build and maintain positive, collaborative partnerships with students, parents/carers, colleagues and external agencies to support student learning, wellbeing, engagement and successful participation in school.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and review teaching and learning programs, personalised learning plans, behaviour support plans, and health support plans, including for students with complex learning and behaviour needs. Proven capacity to work collaboratively with colleagues to support faculty priorities, contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, and foster a positive, solutions-focused team culture.

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 .

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 .

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