Teacher Special Education - Westport Public School

Permanent full-time job at Westport Public School (Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B4FV
Closing date February 11, 2026 (AEST)
Location Widderson St, Port Macquarie 2444 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Christian Pettitt
0400479199

About this job

Position Information
Westport Public School has a current enrolment of approximately 367 students, with 33% identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. In 2025, the school comprises 14 mainstream classes and 3 Multi-Categorical Support classes for students with special learning needs. In 2026, an additional Multi-Categorical and Intellectual Moderate / Autism class will be established to support our growing diverse learner population.
Westport Public School is located on Birpai land in the well-established community of Port Macquarie on the NSW Mid North Coast.
Students benefit from a welcoming and inclusive environment where they thrive socially, emotionally, and academically through positive interactions with staff and peers. Our energetic and dedicated staff collaborate closely to support each student’s wellbeing and help them achieve their full potential.
Specific Selection Criteria
  1. Approval to teach special education and/or experience working with students who have additional learning needs, including autism, intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbances, and behavioural difficulties with a proven ability to use effective strategies to support their communication, sensory, social, and behavioural needs.
  2. Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and deliver differentiated and personalised learning programs for students with complex learning needs, with a strong focus on using explicit teaching methods to enhance student learning and achieve positive outcomes across all Key Learning Areas.
  3. Demonstrated strong and flexible classroom management skills that effectively enhance student engagement and wellbeing, with the ability to apply targeted strategies to support students’ diverse communication, behavioural, sensory, social, and emotional needs, fostering a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment.
  4. Highly developed communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated commitment to positively contribute to the culture of special education and the wider school community by building and maintaining strong, effective partnerships with colleagues, students, families, and external agencies.
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 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 (dandi@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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