Teacher Special Education - Parramatta East Public School

About this job

Position Information

Parramatta East Public School is a vibrant and inclusive primary school located in the growing Parramatta area of Western Sydney, with a total enrolment of approximately 430 students. Our school serves a highly diverse, multicultural community, with students and families from a wide range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Approximately 85% of our students come from Non-English speaking backgrounds. Less than 1% of our students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

The school is committed to providing an inclusive, supportive and high-expectations learning environment where every student is known, valued and supported to achieve their potential. Our dedicated and collaborative staff work closely with families, learning support teams and external professionals to ensure students receive personalised and evidence-based support.

Specific Selection Criteria

1. Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching special education students with autism spectrum disorder,  intellectual disabilities, speech and language disorders, ADHD and challenging behaviours. 

2. Proven ability to develop and deliver tailored programs focused on literacy and numeracy, ensuring maximum student growth through high expectations and personalised learning support for diverse needs.

3.Demonstrated ability to implement effective classroom management skills to create a positive classroom environment incorporating the consistent application of inclusive wellbeing and emotional regulation practices, to cater for a diverse range of students.

4. Highly developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with students, staff, parents, community members and external support services, promoting and achieving positive outcomes for all students.

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 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.

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.