Teacher Special Education - William Bayldon Public School

NSW Department of Education; Coffs Harbour; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

William Bayldon Public School on the Coffs Coast seeks a passionate teacher to join our Inclusive Education Hub, delivering differentiated, explicit teaching and a supportive learning environment for K-6 students. You will collaborate with experienced colleagues to address individual needs and promote wellbeing and success.

The successful applicant must hold unconditional full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education for supporting students with Autism, Moderate/Severe Intellectual

Qualifications

• Commitment to inclusive education and beliefs that all students can learn.
• Ability to build strong, trusting relationships with students and families.
• Capacity to work with a multidisciplinary team including teachers, SLSOs, and external health professionals.

Responsibilities

• Teach in the Inclusive Education Hub to support students with complex needs.
• Collaborate with teachers, support staff, families and health professionals to monitor progress.
• Deliver high-quality, explicit and evidence-informed teaching with differentiated supports.

Skills

Inclusive education

Collaboration

Differentiation

Explicit teaching

Education

Full approval to teach NSW Dept of Education

Job description

William Bayldon Public School is a vibrant and inclusive K-6 school located on the Coffs Coast, with an enrolment of 146 students with 55% of the students being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, where every child is known, valued and supported to thrive. We are a diverse and welcoming school community with a strong focus on student wellbeing, belonging, high-quality teaching and learning and performing arts. Our school is committed to ensuring that every student can access meaningful learning opportunities and experience success, with staff working collaboratively to understand and respond to individual student needs. Our Inclusive Education Hub is an important part of our school community and provides specialised support for students with complex learning, communication, behavioural and sensory needs. The Hub operates as part of our broader whole-school approach to inclusion, wellbeing and curriculum delivery. We have strong collaboration between teachers, support staff, families, allied health professionals and our wider school community. We value relationships, teamwork and a strengths-based approach, while maintaining high expectations for every student and staff member. We are seeking a passionate and dedicated teacher to join our Inclusive Education Hub. This is an opportunity to work alongside experienced and supportive colleagues in a setting where relationships, individualised learning and student wellbeing are central to the work we do. The successful applicant will bring a commitment to inclusive practice, a willingness to collaborate with all teachers K-6 and a genuine belief that every student can learn, grow and contribute. An understanding of effective differentiation, explicit teaching, communication supports and positive behaviour approaches would be highly valued.

Demonstrated commitment to inclusive education and the belief that all students can learn, grow and experience success. Approval to teach Autism, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Sever Intellectual Disability & Behaviour Difficulties. Demonstrated ability to build strong, trusting relationships with students and an understanding of the critical role that connection, consistency, safety and belonging play in supporting students with complex needs. Demonstrated capacity to deliver high-quality, explicit and evidence-informed teaching, using assessment and ongoing observation to identify student needs, monitor progress and adjust teaching. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary and school-wide team, including teachers, SLSOs, executive staff, families and external health professionals. 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.

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.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here . 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 . Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here . 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. For technical support in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.