At a Glance
- Tasks: Teach and support students with diverse learning needs in a collaborative environment.
- Company: Hoxton Park High School, a vibrant multicultural community in Sydney.
- Benefits: Competitive salary up to $160,942, plus leave loading and superannuation.
- Other info: Join a supportive team dedicated to student wellbeing and academic excellence.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in students' lives while fostering inclusivity and respect.
- Qualifications: Approval to teach Special Education and experience with diverse learning needs.
The predicted salary is between 92882 - 141997 $ per year.
Location: Sydney Region
Number of Positions: 1
Total Remuneration Package: Remuneration package valued at up to $160,942.00. Base salary ranges from $92,882.00 to $141,997.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience.
School Name: Hoxton Park High School
Staffing Area: Liverpool
FTE: 1.000
Contact Phone number: 02 96074222
Closing Date: 11-Nov-2026, 5:00:00 AM
Job Category: Teachers
Organisation: Teaching Service
Hoxton Park High School is a coeducational comprehensive school in south-west Sydney with an enrolment of approximately 810 students, including 82% NESB students. We are proud of our strong multicultural tradition where students value diversity and inclusivity. We have adopted the four core values of care, respect, participation and excellence.
Our school community has high expectations for student academic performance supported through quality teaching. We have implemented effective literacy and numeracy initiatives and offer a broad range of academic courses, VET frameworks, SBAT and TAFE options. High potential and gifted students learn in our self-select classes and a differentiated curriculum caters for all learners.
We have a comprehensive student leadership and wellbeing program which includes strong links with partner primary schools. The Positive Behaviour for Success program is embodied in the Hoxton Honour Code. Our Strategic Improvement Plan focuses on student growth and attainment, high potential students and high potential leaders.
HPHS and its Support Unit's staff are committed to providing our students with a safe and caring environment where positive relationships are fostered by all members of the school community. The school's Hoxton Honour Code and its values of safe, respectful and active learner are embedded in daily operations of the unit.
We believe in equity and access for students of all abilities and in creating an inclusive educational environment with a sense of belonging. Students in our Support Unit are valued and respected members of the school. They are provided with a platform for whole school participation and an opportunity to celebrate success through achievement of personalised milestones.
Specific Selection Criteria:
- Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience in teaching students with Autism, Mild Intellectual Disability, behavioural difficulties, and complex needs, including mental health.
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the demonstrated ability to work as part of a collaborative team, building positive relationships with students, parents, and staff within the school community.
- Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver evidence-based, differentiated educational programs, and develop Personalised Learning Programs and Behaviour Management Plans for students with a wide range of individual learning needs, while promoting a culture of high expectations for all students in a multi-stage setting.
- Demonstrated commitment to support student wellbeing through the provision of positive behaviour supports and inclusive practices.
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.
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, details listed above.
For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education's Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
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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