Teacher Special Education

Job Description - Teacher Special Education ($20k Recruitment Bonus plus $5-8k Relocation Support Payment) - Colyton High School (0000B3AB)

Location

Sydney Region

Advertisement Number

A900149411

Number of Positions

1

Total Remuneration Package: Remuneration package valued at up to $156,253.00. Base salary ranges from $90,177.00 to $137,861.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience.

School Name: Colyton High School

Staffing Area: Mount Druitt

FTE: 1.000

Contact Phone number: 02 9623 2789

Contact School Admin: 99999999

Closing Date

05-Nov-2025, 5:00:00 AM

Job Category

Teachers

Organisation

Teaching Service

Position Information

Colyton High School has an enrolment of 759 students in mainstream classes. In addition, the school has 3 support unit classes with up to 38 students. 41% of students have a language base other than English. 10% of students identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

Located on Dharug land, Colyton High School is a well-equipped school set within spacious and attractive grounds. It offers a broad and attractive curriculum designed to meet the diverse needs of students and prepare them for a successful and fulfilling future. The school takes pride in providing a wide range of academic, sporting, cultural and vocational experiences, along with outstanding creative and performing arts programs accessible to all students.

Colyton High School's Strategic Excellence Plan reflects a shared dedication to enhancing student growth and achievement, refining teaching practices through collaboration, and strengthening learning and wellbeing to boost engagement and success. The school values and actively fosters strong partnerships with families and the wider community. For more information about our school, please visit our website: Contact us - Colyton High School

Specific Selection Criteria

- Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with Autism, Mild Intellectual Disability and complex needs including behaviour and emotional support and mental health.
- Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively to develop quality differentiated teaching and learning programs, resources and individualised learning, behaviour and wellbeing plans, to maximise student growth and promote high expectations for all students.
- Demonstrated successful classroom management with flexible and adaptive strategies that create a positive learning environment.
- Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to establish effective partnerships with parents, community, support agencies and colleagues to achieve improved outcomes for students

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.

Applicants seeking either permanent full time or permanent part time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. If the recommended applicant is seeking permanent part time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.9 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE. Applicants on the eligibility list will be offered the remaining FTE but are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.

Successful applicants may be entitled to a Recruitment Bonus of $20,000 (Conditions Apply). The Recruitment Bonus will be paid on a pro rata basis for permanent part-time teachers and executive staff. The maximum recruitment bonus available for a position is $20,000, including any job share arrangements.

A Relocation Support Payment of $5,000 up to $8,000 will be available for eligible applicants.

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 all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion. The new merit selection guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.

We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge their continued connection to their country and culture.

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