Teacher Special Education – Padstow Heights Public School

Teacher Special Education – Padstow Heights Public School – 0000AYIO

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Location

Sydney Region

Advertisement Number A900145324

Number of Positions

1

Total Remuneration Package: Remuneration package valued at up to $151,034.00. Base salary ranges from $87,550.00 to $133,846.00, plus leave loading and employer’s contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience.

School Name Padstow Heights Public School

Principal Network Bankstown

Staffing Area Bankstown

FTE 1.000

Contact Name Vanessa Mozayani

Contact Phone number 0297739340

Contact School Admin – 99999999

Closing Date

18-Jun-2025, 6:00:00 AM

Job Category

Teachers

Organisation

Teaching Service

Position Information

Padstow Heights Public School is located in South – West Sydney and has a student enrolment of 296. The school culture is that of genuine care for one another and connectedness, inclusion and belonging. Students, staff, parents and the wider community work together to promote school excellence.

Our school is supported by a diversity of cultures with 54% of students speaking a language other than English at home.

At Padstow Heights Public School we believe every student should be challenged to learn and continually improve in an environment of inclusivity and high expectations. We believe connecting students to purpose and meaning in their learning is vital for supporting the development of the whole child.

Our vision is the entire school community become learning partners who work collaboratively to ensure our students leave school demonstrating resilience and determination in their pursuit of continuous growth, empowered to be local and global citizens.

In 2025, the school has 11 mainstream classes and established 3 support classes. The Classroom teacher – Special Education works along side the Assistant Principal Special Education, other classroom teachers in the Support Unit, and School Learning Support Officers to implement quality teaching and learning programs for the students in the Support Unit.

Specific Selection Criteria

1. Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with Autism (Primary).
2. Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills used to work collaboratively with staff, students, parents, community and external agencies.
3. Demonstrated classroom management skills and ability to implement positive behaviour strategies to support student engagement, participation and wellbeing in a support class setting.
4. Demonstrated capacity to plan and deliver individualised learning programs in literacy and numeracy catering to a wide variety of needs in a support class setting.

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 2026 school year.

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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