Teacher Special Education - Campbellfield Public School

Campbellfield Public School is located in Minto, in south-west Sydney, and has a current enrolment of 346 students. The school serves a diverse and vibrant community, with approximately 67% of students from a language background other than English and 7.5% of students identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Campbellfield Public School values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a positive, inclusive and supportive learning environment where every student is known, valued and supported to succeed.

In 2027, the school’s Support Unit will expand to five classes. The Support Unit caters for students with a diverse range of complex learning and support needs, including autism, intellectual disability, mental health needs and complex behaviours. Students may require significant adjustments and individualised support to access learning, communicate, develop independence and participate meaningfully in school life.

The position will focus on delivering high-quality, personalised learning and support that responds to the individual strengths, needs and goals of students within the Support Unit. The teacher will work collaboratively with School Learning Support Officers (SLSOs), families, school staff and external professionals to develop and implement individualised approaches that support student learning, wellbeing, communication, independence and social development. A strong emphasis will be placed on building respectful partnerships with parents and carers, monitoring and communicating student progress, celebrating achievement, and creating safe, engaging and purposeful learning opportunities.

Campbellfield Public School is located in Minto, in south-west Sydney, and has a current enrolment of 346 students. The school serves a diverse and vibrant community, with approximately 67% of students from a language background other than English and 7.5% of students identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Campbellfield Public School values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a positive, inclusive and supportive learning environment where every student is known, valued and supported to succeed.

In 2027, the school’s Support Unit will expand to five classes. The Support Unit caters for students with a diverse range of complex learning and support needs, including autism, intellectual disability, mental health needs and complex behaviours. Students may require significant adjustments and individualised support to access learning, communicate, develop independence and participate meaningfully in school life.

The position will focus on delivering high-quality, personalised learning and support that responds to the individual strengths, needs and goals of students within the Support Unit. The teacher will work collaboratively with School Learning Support Officers (SLSOs), families, school staff and external professionals to develop and implement individualised approaches that support student learning, wellbeing, communication, independence and social development. A strong emphasis will be placed on building respectful partnerships with parents and carers, monitoring and communicating student progress, celebrating achievement, and creating safe, engaging and purposeful learning opportunities.

• Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience teaching students with Autism, intellectual disabilities, mental health needs and complex challenging behaviours, with a strong commitment to and passion in inclusive education.
• High-level communication and interpersonal skills with the proven ability to work collaboratively, proactively and professionally with colleagues, parents, carers, school learning and support officers, external providers and the wider community.
• Highly developed management skills and a demonstrated ability to differentiate the curriculum through the development and implementation of personalised support plans that caters for diverse learning needs, maximises student growth and fosters high expectations.
• Demonstrated capacity to build and contribute to a positive school culture and school wide wellbeing practices with the ability to support inclusion, integration and connectedness.

• Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience teaching students with Autism, intellectual disabilities, mental health needs and complex challenging behaviours, with a strong commitment to and passion in inclusive education.
• High-level communication and interpersonal skills with the proven ability to work collaboratively, proactively and professionally with colleagues, parents, carers, school learning and support officers, external providers and the wider community.
• Highly developed management skills and a demonstrated ability to differentiate the curriculum through the development and implementation of personalised support plans that caters for diverse learning needs, maximises student growth and fosters high expectations.
• Demonstrated capacity to build and contribute to a positive school culture and school wide wellbeing practices with the ability to support inclusion, integration and connectedness.

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.

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.

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.