Teacher Special Education - Molong Central School

Educationhq; Molong; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Molong Central School in NSW is seeking a qualified Special Education teacher to support students across K-12. The successful applicant will collaborate with staff, families and external organisations to deliver evidence-based, differentiated teaching that meets diverse needs.

You must hold NSW full approval to teach in the NSW Department of Education and have experience with Autism, Behaviour Difficulties and Emotional Disturbance. WWCC clearance details should be included.

Qualifications

• Special Education expertise and/or experience with Autism, Behaviour Difficulties and Emotional Disturbance across K-12.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, differentiated teaching programs for diverse learners across K-12.
• Collaborate with staff, families and external organisations to improve student outcomes using evidence-based practices.
• Establish clear expectations and routines to support student engagement and wellbeing.

Skills

Special Education

Collaboration

Behaviour management

Job description

Teacher Special Education - Molong Central School

Molong Central School has an enrolment of 408 students from K-12, with 24% identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. Students come from a diverse range of socio-economic backgrounds, making equity a priority for the school community.

The school offers a broad curriculum, and its unique K-12 environment allows staff and students to share opportunities across both the Primary and Secondary sections. The school's results reflect consistency across all Key Learning Areas (KLAs), with a strong emphasis on personal achievement. Molong Central School is well-renowned for offering a diverse academic pattern of study in the senior years.

Extra-curricular opportunities in sport, debating, and the arts are embraced as valuable experiences for students in a small rural community. The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students is increasing, and the school is committed to improving the delivery of education for these students while ensuring all students have meaningful exposure to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives across all KLAs.

The school currently employs 48 teachers and 30 administration and support staff, including additional temporary staff funded through school-based initiatives to better support student learning.

For more information on our school please see our website: Molong Central School

About this job

Position Information

Molong Central School has an enrolment of 408 students from K-12, with 24% identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. Students come from a diverse range of socio-economic backgrounds, making equity a priority for the school community.

The school offers a broad curriculum, and its unique K-12 environment allows staff and students to share opportunities across both the Primary and Secondary sections. The school's results reflect consistency across all Key Learning Areas (KLAs), with a strong emphasis on personal achievement. Molong Central School is well-renowned for offering a diverse academic pattern of study in the senior years.

Extra-curricular opportunities in sport, debating, and the arts are embraced as valuable experiences for students in a small rural community. The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students is increasing, and the school is committed to improving the delivery of education for these students while ensuring all students have meaningful exposure to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives across all KLAs.

The school currently employs 48 teachers and 30 administration and support staff, including additional temporary staff funded through school-based initiatives to better support student learning.

For more information on our school please see our website: Molong Central School

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with Autism, Behaviour Difficulties and Emotional Disturbance, with a willingness to work across K-12.
• Capacity to collaborate within the Special Education faculty, all staff, families and external organisations to improve student outcomes through evidence-based practice and the design and delivery of high-quality, differentiated, and engaging teaching and learning programs that meet the diverse needs of a wide range of students.
• Evidence of effective behaviour management through the establishment of clear expectations, consistent routines and differentiated behaviour support strategies to improve student engagement and wellbeing 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.