Teacher Special Education - Melrose Park High School (Prov)

Educationhq; Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Melrose Park High School, a new NSW public secondary, is seeking a Teacher Special Education to help establish programs for Years 7–12 and a dedicated Support Unit. The role emphasizes inclusive teaching, collaborative planning and evidence-based practice to support student learning and wellbeing.

The successful applicant will develop whole-school systems, curriculum and teaching practices to shape the educational experience for students and staff as the school opens in 2027 and grows over time.

Qualifications

• Approval to teach special education or experience with Autism/ID, behaviour and physical disability support.
• Ability to build partnerships with students, families, colleagues and external agencies.

Skills

SPED teaching approval

Autism/ID support

Strong communication

Curriculum planning

Job description

Teacher Special Education - Melrose Park High School (Prov)

Melrose Park High School is an exciting new secondary school located in Melrose Park, scheduled to open in 2027. Commencing initially with Years 7 and 8, the school will grow progressively by adding a year level each year until it becomes a full Years 7 to 12 high school. The school will also include a dedicated Support Unit as an integral part of the school community.

Our vision is to create an inclusive and high-expectation learning community where every student is empowered to achieve excellence and grow as a confident, future-ready learner.

Melrose Park High School will feature modern, purpose-built facilities designed to support high-quality teaching and learning. Our facilities have been designed to support the needs of today’s learners while creating opportunities for excellence, creativity and connection.

This is a unique opportunity to join the foundation team and play a pivotal role in establishing a new school from the ground up. The successful applicant will contribute to the development of whole-school systems, structures, curriculum and teaching practices that will shape the educational experience for students and staff for years to come.

About this job

Position Information

Melrose Park High School is an exciting new secondary school located in Melrose Park, scheduled to open in 2027. Commencing initially with Years 7 and 8, the school will grow progressively by adding a year level each year until it becomes a full Years 7 to 12 high school. The school will also include a dedicated Support Unit as an integral part of the school community.

Our vision is to create an inclusive and high-expectation learning community where every student is empowered to achieve excellence and grow as a confident, future-ready learner.

Melrose Park High School will feature modern, purpose-built facilities designed to support high-quality teaching and learning. Our facilities have been designed to support the needs of today’s learners while creating opportunities for excellence, creativity and connection.

This is a unique opportunity to join the foundation team and play a pivotal role in establishing a new school from the ground up. The successful applicant will contribute to the development of whole-school systems, structures, curriculum and teaching practices that will shape the educational experience for students and staff for years to come.

Specific Selection Criteria

• 1. Approval to teach special education and/or experience in teaching students with Autism, Mild Intellectual Disability, Behaviour Difficulties and Physical Disability.
• 2. 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.
• 3. Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and review teaching and learning programs, personalised learning plans, behaviour support plans and health support plans, including students with complex learning and behaviour needs.
• 4. Capacity to establish the initial class within the support unit by designing, implementing structures and processes to support evidence-based practice and high expectations to improve students’ academic, social, communication, emotional and behavioural outcomes.

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.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are availablehere.

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.

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.