Teacher Special Education - Nirimba Fields Public School

EducationHQ; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nirimba Fields Public School in Sydney's northwest opened in 2024 for Kindergarten to Year 6. It serves a diverse student body with many language backgrounds and is building a culture of inclusion and belonging.

We seek a special education teacher to differentiate learning, develop Personalised Learning Plans, and collaborate with families and external agencies to support students with complex needs. Successful applicants will hold NSW teaching approval and demonstrate strong communication

Qualifications

• Approval to teach special education and/or experience with complex needs including autism and intellectual disability.
• Ability to differentiate curriculum in a multi-grade classroom and develop Personalised Learning Plans.

Responsibilities

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to contribute to whole school culture and work with staff, parents and external agencies.
• Create an inclusive, well-managed classroom with explicit teaching and wellbeing strategies to support student outcomes.

Skills

Special education teaching

Differentiated instruction

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

NSW teaching approval

Job description

Teacher Special Education - Nirimba Fields Public School

Nirimba Fields Public School opened for students in Kindergarten to Year 6 at the beginning of 2024. Located in the northwest growth corridor of Sydney, it is expected to experience rapid growth in enrolments in the first 5 years of operation. The school has recently moved into a brand new building and will also open a new public preschool in 2027. Currently there are 296 students from diverse cultural backgrounds, with 94% of students having a language background other than English. Located in the Quakers Hill Network of schools, the school is situated on Dharug land and is an active member of the Nurringingy Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) and the Blacktown Learning Community of schools.

Nirimba Fields Public School is a vibrant and inclusive place of learning. It is anticipated that the school environment will continually evolve due to growing enrolments, recruitment of personnel, development and refinement of procedures and collaborative visioning processes. The school values diversity and is actively building a culture of connectedness, inclusion and belonging with students, staff, parents and the wider community. Our staff are committed to working collaboratively to create an outstanding school, where equity and excellence will support every student to learn, grow and belong, whilst achieving their full potential.

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Position Information

Nirimba Fields Public School opened for students in Kindergarten to Year 6 at the beginning of 2024. Located in the northwest growth corridor of Sydney, it is expected to experience rapid growth in enrolments in the first 5 years of operation. The school has recently moved into a brand new building and will also open a new public preschool in 2027. Currently there are 296 students from diverse cultural backgrounds, with 94% of students having a language background other than English. Located in the Quakers Hill Network of schools, the school is situated on Dharug land and is an active member of the Nurringingy Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) and the Blacktown Learning Community of schools.

Nirimba Fields Public School is a vibrant and inclusive place of learning. It is anticipated that the school environment will continually evolve due to growing enrolments, recruitment of personnel, development and refinement of procedures and collaborative visioning processes. The school values diversity and is actively building a culture of connectedness, inclusion and belonging with students, staff, parents and the wider community. Our staff are committed to working collaboratively to create an outstanding school, where equity and excellence will support every student to learn, grow and belong, whilst achieving their full potential.

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with complex needs including autism and intellectual disability, with proven ability to implement strategies to meet their communication, sensory, social and behavioural needs.
• Demonstrated ability to differentiate the curriculum in a multi-grade classroom and develop Personalised Learning Plans to maximise student growth, promote high expectations and ensure engagement for all students with a disability.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to contribute positively to whole school culture and work collaboratively to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents, community and external agencies.
• Demonstrated capacity to create an inclusive, well-managed classroom environment through the implementation of explicit teaching, evidence-informed well-being strategies, and high expectations to improve student 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.

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.

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.