Teacher Special Education

20 hours ago


Council of the City of Sydney, Australia NSW Government Full time

Job Description - Teacher Special Education - Fernhill School (0000B2PC)

Teacher Special Education - Fernhill School - 0000B2PC

Location

Sydney Region

Closing Date

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

Job Category

Teachers

Organisation

Teaching Service

Position Details

Number of Positions: 1
FTE: 1.000

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Number: A900148892

Salary & Benefits

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.

Contact

Phone: 02 4733 0388

Position Information

Fernhill School is a School for Specific Purpose (SSP) and we support the educational needs of students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities. They may also have Autism, physical disabilities or sensory impairments. Our students travel from local suburbs, including the Blue Mountains to the west, Wallacia to the south, Bidwell to the east, and Cranebrook to the north. 75% of students utilise the Assisted School Travel Program to attend the school.

The school has excellent facilities and was purpose built to meet the needs of our student population, providing a safe, structured and inclusive learning environment where every student is recognised and supported to achieve their full potential.

Our 129 students are supported across 20 classes, K-12, and all students have a Personalised Learning Plan (PLP) that is developed with families and addresses specific curriculum learning areas to enable each individual to become active, confident members of our wider community. Fernhill School community greatly values the power of communication and strives to enable each student to have effective ways to communicate across all settings.

Alongside our curriculum, students take part in programs that build skills in communication, independence, life skills and social skills.

Our classrooms are set up to meet each students’ needs. We make sure students feel safe, respected and ready to learn in a way that suits them. Our staff are caring and committed to engaging all students in high quality learning, helping students feel confident, connected and proud of who they are.

Specific Selection Criteria

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

- Highly developed 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.

- Demonstrate effective classroom practices and proactive behaviour management that fosters a positive school culture.

- Ability to develop and deliver differentiated learning experiences to students with complex learning needs, with a focus on improving literacy and numeracy, incorporating technology as appropriate.

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.

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