Job Description - Teacher Special Education - Hopetown School (0000B7LF)
Teacher Special Education - Hopetown School - 0000B7LF
Location
Central & North Coasts - Newcastle & Hunter Valley
Number of Positions
1
Total Remuneration Package: Remuneration package valued at up to $156,253.00. Base salary ranges from $90,177.00 to $137,861.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience.
School Name Hopetown School
Staffing Area Central Coast
FTE 1.000
Contact Name Kirsty Fulcher
Contact Phone number 0243532522
Contact School Admin - 99999999
Closing Date
01-Apr-2026, 5:00:00 AM
Job Category
Teachers
Organisation
Teaching Service
Position Information
Hopetown is a School for Specific Purposes, supporting the needs of students (Yr 3-12) with mental health disorders and often other diagnoses, who are at risk of disengaging from school. Established in 1986, Hopetown acknowledges and respects the Darkinjung people who are the traditional owner of the rich wetlands and beautiful natural bush on which the school stands. We pay respect to the elders both past and present and actively support our emerging leaders of today.
The maximum student population is 56 students, this fluctuates through the year depending on placement panel offers. There are 11 teaching staff ranging from new graduates to more experienced staff, with 15 ancillary and support staff working as a team to provide students with an engaging, relevant and authentic individual educational programs. Emotional literacy is actively promoted and sits alongside mainstream and life skill curricula. We put students at the centre of our decision making, we are collaborative, empathetic and committed to ongoing improvement in our practice to ensure successful outcomes for all our students. Classes have a maximum of 7 students, each with a teacher and School Learning Support Officer. Hopetown provides a safe, structured and inclusive learning environment where every student is recognised and supported to achieve their full potential. We work with families, carers and support staff to make a learning and wellbeing plan for each student. This means all students can learn in a way that suits them best. Class Teachers at Hopetown are innovators and creative thinkers. They are able to effectively engage students in learning and have student wellbeing as a foundation for all their decision making. They work collaboratively in stage teams across a range of Key Learning Area programs and activities and have strong partnerships with a dedicated SASS team.
Specific Selection Criteria
* Approval to teach and/or experience teaching students with complex behaviour and support needs.
* Highly developed communication, interpersonal and organisational skills with the capacity to establish and maintain effective, proactive partnerships with students, parents, staff, external agencies and the wider community.
* Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to design, implement and review personalised learning, health and behaviour plans that are trauma aware and based on student need.
* Strong classroom and behaviour management skills with wellbeing practices that demonstrate the ability to utilise data to plan for the effective individualised support of student wellbeing and learning programs.
* Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal Education policies.
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 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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.
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.
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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