Teacher Special Education

Curran Public School is located on Dharawal Country in the suburb of Macquarie Fields. The school forms part of the Connected Communities Strategy, with an enrolment of 281 students (24% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander) and celebrates multicultural diversity with 53% of students having a Language Background Other Than English.

Curran Public School's commitment to inclusivity is reflected in the provision of a student-centred environment for the 7 Support Unit classes. The school proudly hosts a Schools as Community Centre that provides a strong transition to school program and community engagement initiatives that support families with young children. Our school is committed to delivering quality teaching in a responsive learning environment that ensures every student is known, valued, and cared for. We engage in strong evidence-based, collaborative literacy and numeracy practices. We prioritise student, staff and community wellbeing through varied initiatives and are privileged to provide responsive leadership roles, including a Senior Leader Community Engagement, Assistant Principal Wellbeing and Engagement, Assistant Principal Mentor and an Assistant Principal Inclusion and Support. We strive to provide cultural safety and equity in education and proudly offer Dharawal language classes, Aboriginal Culture classes and a Junior AECG.

The Connected Communities strategy drives improved educational outcomes for Aboriginal children and young people. For further information on the Connected Communities Strategy visit: Connected Communities Strategy )

• Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with complex needs such as autism, Moderate intellectual disability and challenging behaviours.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to work collaboratively and build positive relationships with students, staff, parents, the school community, and external agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to differentiate the curriculum by developing and implementing Personalised Learning and Support Plans that maximise student growth, foster high expectations and promote student engagement.
• Evidence of implementing strong classroom management strategies and well-being programs that promote inclusion and student success.

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 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 ) 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.