Teacher Special Education

Overview

Job Description - Teacher Special Education - Wattawa Heights Public School (0000B15W)

Teacher Special Education - Wattawa Heights Public School - 0000B15W

Location

Sydney Region

Advertisement Number

A900147461

Number of Positions

2

Total Remuneration Package: Remuneration package valued at up to $151,704.00. Base salary ranges from $87,550.00 to $137,846.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience.

School Name

Wattawa Heights Public School

Staffing Area

Bankstown

FTE

1.000

Contact

Phone number 0297903948
Contact School Admin - 99999999

Closing Date

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

Job Category

Teachers

Organisation

Teaching Service

Position Information

Wattawa Heights Public School is situated on Dharug Land, located in Bankstown. It is a small school (200 students) that provides a learning environment for children to take learning risks. We value the importance of the culture of classroom, school and communities to foster stronger relationships, facilitate learning, celebrate diversity and deepen social understanding. Values that are promoted include compassion, equity, empathy, honesty and excellence. Our dedicated teaching staff provide students from Kindergarten to Year 6. We are a collaborative and inclusive community committed to creating confident, compassionate and engaged lifelong learners.

In 2025 the school is establishing a Support Unit of 3 classes of AU and AU/IO students. Successful applicants will be a part of a team who will welcome students, families into a newly established unit.

Wattawa Heights Public School is a proud multicultural community, with 4% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, and 94% of students with a language background of English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D). We value all our learners as individuals and our caring and passionate teaching staff promote excellence in teaching through a commitment to continuous professional learning. The whole school community values and respects individuals and their beliefs.

Specific Selection Criteria

- Approval to teach special education and/or experience in teaching students with complex needs, including Autism, mild/moderate intellectual disabilities, social/emotional needs expressed through behaviour, trauma and mental health in a multi-age setting.

- Demonstrated quality classroom practice and highly developed behaviour management skills which enhance student engagement and the development of social skills through enriched, differentiated and individualised learning programs.

- Demonstrated capacity to contribute to a positive school culture with the ability to contribute to initiatives that support student engagement and participation.

- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to collaborate and work as a dynamic member of an experienced faculty team engaging with school learning support officers, parents, carers, teachers, external agencies and the wider community.

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.

Closing note

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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