Teacher Special Education (Autism) - Picnic Point High School

The Inclusive Education Teacher (Autism) provides targeted support for Neurodiverse students from Years 7-12. This class focuses on accessing curriculum while accomodating indivudual sensory needs, teaching self regulation skills and working with key stakeholders to enhance learning and develop skills for life after school.

Key responsibilities include establishing a specialist classroom for neurodiverse students within a comprehensive high school, developing and implementing Personalised learning and Support Plans and working collaboratively with parents, carers and external agencies to ensure a consistent approach across the home and school environment.

The Inclusive Education Teacher (Autism) provides targeted support for Neurodiverse students from Years 7-12. This class focuses on accessing curriculum while accomodating indivudual sensory needs, teaching self regulation skills and working with key stakeholders to enhance learning and develop skills for life after school.

Key responsibilities include establishing a specialist classroom for neurodiverse students within a comprehensive high school, developing and implementing Personalised learning and Support Plans and working collaboratively with parents, carers and external agencies to ensure a consistent approach across the home and school environment.

Picnic Point High School is an inclusive and caring school catering to the diverse learning needs of students in mainstream and inclusive education classes. Currently there are approximately 900 students enrolled with 40 identified ATSI students.

Our Inclusive Education unit in 2027 will have seven classes which will support students with intellectual, behavioural and emotional needs as well as students with Autism.

1. Approval to teach Inclusive Education and experience working with students on the Autism spectrum, particularly those requiring sensory, self regulation and executive functioning support.

2. Proven ability to develop, implement and review Personalised Learning and Support Plans through data driven Tier 3 interventions to enhance student learning and wellbeing.

3. Highly developed evidence based classroom practices with the capacity to support learning through modelling and explicit teaching of self regulation strategies.

4. Strong interpersonal and communication skills to foster positive realtionships with students, families, staff and external professionals.

5. Knowledge of, and commitment to, the Department of Education Aboriginal Education policies and practices.

1. Approval to teach Inclusive Education and experience working with students on the Autism spectrum, particularly those requiring sensory, self regulation and executive functioning support.

2. Proven ability to develop, implement and review Personalised Learning and Support Plans through data driven Tier 3 interventions to enhance student learning and wellbeing.

3. Highly developed evidence based classroom practices with the capacity to support learning through modelling and explicit teaching of self regulation strategies.

4. Strong interpersonal and communication skills to foster positive realtionships with students, families, staff and external professionals.

5. Knowledge of, and commitment to, the Department of Education Aboriginal Education policies and practices.

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.

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 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.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.

Application must be written with a minimum of 10 point font, with standard business margins (approximately 2.5 cm from each side of the document. Total page length must not exceed 2.5 A4 pages.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

If you are new or returning to the Department of Education and have relevant prior professional experience, you can submit a Salary determination for classroom teachers application form to request a salary determination. Until the outcome of any such determination is confirmed, your salary offer will remain at Step 1 then be updated at a later date (typically a 1–2-week processing time post receipt of the form). For further details on this process, please see the Department’s policy here: Salary determination.

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, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.

Application must be written with a minimum of 10 point font, with standard business margins (approximately 2.5 cm from each side of the document. Total page length must not exceed 2.5 A4 pages.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

If you are new or returning to the Department of Education and have relevant prior professional experience, you can submit a Salary determination for classroom teachers application form to request a salary determination. Until the outcome of any such determination is confirmed, your salary offer will remain at Step 1 then be updated at a later date (typically a 1–2-week processing time post receipt of the form). For further details on this process, please see the Department’s policy here: Salary determination.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.