Teacher Special Education – South Sydney High School

South Sydney High School is a comprehensive, co-educational high school with a strong learning culture, situated in Maroubra with an enrolment of 800 students. Care, Opportunity and Success underpins our philosophy, where our staff have high expectations of themselves and all students. The school caters to the learning and wellbeing needs of a diverse socio-economic and multicultural community where 44% of our students have a language background other than English and 5% of students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

South Sydney offers a well-rounded, balanced education that provides outstanding opportunities through to the HSC and beyond, including well-established student leadership programs, a dynamic Student Representative Council (SRC) and an active Prefect body. In 2027, an Inclusive Education Unit will commence at South Sydney High School. Co-curricular activities provide opportunities for students to excel and develop their talents, including an extensive music program, a High Potential and Gifted Education Program, and other enrichment opportunities.

South Sydney High School works towards creating a framework that encompasses the broad range of curriculum requirements in each KLA and embeds quality teaching practices with a range of evidence-based teaching practices. Students are able to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills effectively across all KLAs and Big Picture Academies to ensure individual success.

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience in teaching special education with demonstrated capacity in working with students with autism, moderate intellectual disabilities, and with complex behavioural and communication needs.
• Evidence of communication, interpersonal and organisational skills, with demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with students, mainstream teachers, support staff, families and external agencies to contribute to the establishment of a new Inclusive Education Unit and strengthen practices across the school.
• Capacity to collaborate with staff across the school to improve student outcomes through evidence-based practice and the design and delivery of high-quality, differentiated, and engaging teaching and learning programs that meet the diverse needs of a wide range of students.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of positive behaviour plans, strategies and proactive classroom practices that promote student engagement, independence, safety and participation.

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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment.