Teacher Special Education - Taree High School
Permanent full-time job at Taree High School (Taree, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B2CY
Closing date October 15, 2025, 1 a.m. (AEST)
Location Albert St, Taree 2430 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Nigel Reece 0447 521 ***
About this job
Position Information
At Taree High School, we empower every student to excel and contribute meaningfully to their community through a holistic education that values lifelong learning, cultural respect, and personal growth. We are committed to excellence, innovation, and inclusivity, preparing students for diverse futures in a global society.
Taree High School, situated in the vibrant Manning Valley, proudly educates a diverse community of 680 students, including a significant 22% representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Our curriculum and facilities are state-of-the-art, supporting a wide range of interests and pathways, from the arts and sciences to vocational training and beyond. Committed to the Connected Communities Strategy, we strive for excellence in Indigenous education, embedding the rich Biripi culture and Gathang language into our learning environment. Our approach to education is holistic, fostering respect, belonging, and a lifelong love for learning. Through innovative programs, a robust wellbeing support system, and active community partnerships, we ensure every student is equipped to thrive and contribute positively to society.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with autism (secondary) and mild to moderate intellectual disabilities (secondary) with demonstrated ability to implement strategies to meet student individual needs.
- Demonstrated commitment to student wellbeing with the ability to develop and effectively implement individual learning plans, behaviour support plans and risk management plans with all stakeholders while providing a culture of high expectations for all students in a multistage setting
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the proven ability to work collaboratively, proactively and professionally with colleagues, parents, carers, school learning support officers, support agencies and the wider community.
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 seeking either permanent full time or permanent part time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. If the recommended applicant is seeking permanent part time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.9 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE. Applicants on the eligibility list will be offered the remaining FTE but are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.
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 all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (*****@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.
New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.
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