Teacher Special Education - Multiple Positions - Pendle Hill High School

Pendle Hill High School is a vibrant and inclusive Years 7 to 12 co-educational school with an enrolment of 800 students from the Wentworthville, Pendle Hill, Westmead and Toongabbie communities. Our growing school enrolment includes students from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, as well as students with a range of learning support and complex wellbeing needs.

Our school community is committed to improvement, personal best in student learning and achievement, quality teaching and equity in educational opportunities and outcomes. Our school has a strong focus on academic excellence and growth, collaborative practice, wellbeing and professional learning. Individual learning needs are addressed through a blend of high performance and mixed ability classes.

We believe active partnerships with families and the wider community are essential for student learning success and our school and our community have a strong culture of high expectations in all learning areas.

Our Support Unit currently has 5 classes - 2 Multi Categorical and 3 Autism. In 2027 our Support Unit will have an additional Autism class and an IO/AU class. Support Unit students are included in whole school programs and activities and transition initiatives.

Pendle Hill High School is a vibrant and inclusive Years 7 to 12 co-educational school with an enrolment of 800 students from the Wentworthville, Pendle Hill, Westmead and Toongabbie communities. Our growing school enrolment includes students from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, as well as students with a range of learning support and complex wellbeing needs.

Our school community is committed to improvement, personal best in student learning and achievement, quality teaching and equity in educational opportunities and outcomes. Our school has a strong focus on academic excellence and growth, collaborative practice, wellbeing and professional learning. Individual learning needs are addressed through a blend of high performance and mixed ability classes.

We believe active partnerships with families and the wider community are essential for student learning success and our school and our community have a strong culture of high expectations in all learning areas.

Our Support Unit currently has 5 classes - 2 Multi Categorical and 3 Autism. In 2027 our Support Unit will have an additional Autism class and an IO/AU class. Support Unit students are included in whole school programs and activities and transition initiatives.

• Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with autism and complex learning, behavioural, social and/or emotional needs within a support class setting.

• Highly developed classroom management skills and a demonstrated ability to cater for diverse learning needs, maximise student growth and foster high expectations.

• Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with colleagues to support faculty priorities, contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, and promote a positive, solutions-focused team culture.

• Highly developed communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills, with the ability to establish and maintain productive partnerships with parents, carers, and external agencies to support positive student learning and wellbeing outcomes.

• Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with autism and complex learning, behavioural, social and/or emotional needs within a support class setting.

• Highly developed classroom management skills and a demonstrated ability to cater for diverse learning needs, maximise student growth and foster high expectations.

• Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with colleagues to support faculty priorities, contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, and promote a positive, solutions-focused team culture.

• Highly developed communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills, with the ability to establish and maintain productive partnerships with parents, carers, and external agencies to support positive student learning and wellbeing outcomes.

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.