Teacher Special Education - Concord High School

Permanent full-time job at Concord High School (Concord, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000BAUF
Closing date July 1, 2026, 2 a.m. (AEST)
Location Stanley St, Concord 2137 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Chivonne Gofers
02 9745 3777

About this job

Position Information

Concord High School is a large, dynamic, comprehensive setting with approximately 1300 students from a broad range of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70% of students from Non-English Speaking Background (NESB). The 3 Deputy Principals and 100 teaching staff are experienced, high-performing and have high expectations of successful student outcomes. There are a wide range of wellbeing and extra-curricular programs in place designed to ensure that all students are engaged and well supported in their learning. The school is set in picturesque surroundings in the inner western suburbs of Sydney. Priorities in the 2026-2029 School Plan focus on Academic Achievement, Student Engagement and Building Capacity of staff and students to achieve to their full potential.

Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with Autism (Secondary) and Moderate Intellectual Disability (Secondary)
Well-developed communication skills with the ability to establish positive working relationships with students, staff, parents and external agencies to meet diverse student needs.
Demonstrated effective classroom management skills that create a safe, inclusive and engaging learning environment.
Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and evaluate personalised learning programs and Individual Education Plans (IEPs), using evidence-based practices, assessment and feedback to improve student engagement and learning outcomes.
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.

The commencement date for this position will be day 1 of the 2027 school year. 
 
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

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.

 

 

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