Teacher - Special Education - Peterborough School

Job Description - Teacher - Special Education - Peterborough School (0000B2ED)

Teacher - Special Education - Peterborough School - 0000B2ED

Location

Advertisement Number A900148625

Number of Positions

1

Remuneration

Total Remuneration Package: $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 Details

School Name: Peterborough School

FTE: 1.000

Contact Name: Gabrielle Sheather

Contact Phone number: 42971611

Contact School Admin: 99999999

Closing Date

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

Job Category

Teachers

Organisation

Teaching Service

Position Information

Peterborough School for Specific Purposes supports students with complex needs. With a current enrolment of 114 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, the school caters to children with physical and intellectual disabilities, Autism, mental health disorders, and challenging behaviours. Our dedicated staff deliver high-quality education tailored to each student's needs. The school comprises 15 IO/IS classes and 2 Multicategorical classes. Of our student population, 16% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and 18% are learning English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D). Many students require significant communication and language support.

Specific Selection Criteria

- Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with a variety of disabilities including moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, Autism, communication needs and behavioural difficulties.

- Demonstrated capacity to maximise learning outcomes for students with a disability through quality teaching, engagement, differentiated program development and assessment.

- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work as part of a collaborative team and build positive relationships with all students, staff, parents, external agencies, and members of the wider community.

- Demonstrated skills and strategies for positively influencing student wellbeing that includes an awareness of Aboriginal Cultural Education and the ability to engage Aboriginal students to enhance their educational 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 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. New merit selection application 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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