Teacher Special Education- South Sydney High School

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

Job summary

Educationhq is seeking a dedicated Special Education teacher for South Sydney High School in Maroubra. The role supports students with autism, moderate intellectual disabilities and complex communication needs within an inclusive framework.

You will collaborate with classroom teachers, families and external agencies to deliver differentiated, evidence-based teaching and help establish the new Inclusive Education Unit in 2027, contributing to ongoing student success.

Qualifications

• Approval to teach; full NSW teaching approval required.
• Experience teaching special education with autistic, intellectual disability, and complex communication needs.
• Ability to collaborate with students, mainstream teachers, families and external agencies.
• Knowledge of positive behaviour plans and proactive classroom practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver differentiated, evidence-based teaching for diverse students.
• Contribute to development and delivery of high-quality learning programs across the Inclusive Education Unit.
• Collaborate with staff across the school to improve student outcomes through data-driven practices.
• Support student engagement, safety and participation with proactive classroom strategies.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Collaboration

Behaviour management

Education

Full approval to teach (NSW)

Job description

Teacher Special Education- South Sydney High School

South Sydney High School is a comprehensive, co-educational high school with a strong learning culture, situated in Maroubra with an enrolment of 800 students. Care, Opportunity and Success underpins our philosophy, where our staff have high expectations of themselves and all students.

The school caters to the learning and wellbeing needs of a diverse socio-economic and multicultural community where 44% of our students have a language background other than English and 5% of students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. South Sydney offers a well-rounded, balanced education that offers outstanding opportunities through to the HSC and beyond, including well-established student leadership programs, a dynamic Student Representative Council (SRC) and an active Prefect body.

2027 sees the commencement of an Inclusive Education Unit at South Sydney High School.

Co-curricular activities provide opportunities for students to excel and develop their talents. This includes: an extensive music program, a High Potential and Gifted Education Program and other enrichment opportunities for students.

South Sydney High School works towards creating a framework that encompasses the broad range of curriculum requirements in each KLA and embeds quality teaching practices with a range of evidence- based teaching practices. Students are able to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills effectively across all KLA's and Big Picture Academies to ensure individual success.

About this job

Position Information

South Sydney High School is a comprehensive, co-educational high school with a strong learning culture, situated in Maroubra with an enrolment of 800 students. Care, Opportunity and Success underpins our philosophy, where our staff have high expectations of themselves and all students.

The school caters to the learning and wellbeing needs of a diverse socio-economic and multicultural community where 44% of our students have a language background other than English and 5% of students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. South Sydney offers a well-rounded, balanced education that offers outstanding opportunities through to the HSC and beyond, including well-established student leadership programs, a dynamic Student Representative Council (SRC) and an active Prefect body.

2027 sees the commencement of an Inclusive Education Unit at South Sydney High School.

Co-curricular activities provide opportunities for students to excel and develop their talents. This includes: an extensive music program, a High Potential and Gifted Education Program and other enrichment opportunities for students.

South Sydney High School works towards creating a framework that encompasses the broad range of curriculum requirements in each KLA and embeds quality teaching practices with a range of evidence- based teaching practices. Students are able to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills effectively across all KLA's and Big Picture Academies to ensure individual success.

Specific Selection Criteria

Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience in teaching special education with demonstrated capacity in working with students with autism, moderate intellectual disabilities, and with complex behavioural and communication needs.

Evidence of communication, interpersonal and organisational skills, with demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with students, mainstream teachers, support staff, families and external agencies to contribute to the establishment of a new Inclusive Education Unit and strengthen practices across the school.

Capacity to collaborate with staff across the school 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.

Demonstrated knowledge and application of positive behaviour plans, strategies and proactive classroom practices that promote student engagement, independence, safety and participation.

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.