Teacher Special Education - Melonba Public School

Melonba Public School is a new school located in the South Creek Network with over 1050 students.The school is located in Melonba in the north-west growth corridor of Sydney which has a high proportion of EAL/D students.The school is situated in a diverse and multicultural community. Student enrolments are expected to increase significantly in the first five years of operation as the surrounding area undergoes extensive development.

The school has capacity for up to 1000 students. Melonba Public School will include three support classes for students with disabilities and additional learning needs from 2026 and planning is underway for a preschool to open in 2027. The school is located at Swallowtail Street, Melonba, alongside Melonba High School.

About this job

Position Information

Melonba Public School is a new school located in the South Creek Network with over 1050 students.The school is located in Melonba in the north-west growth corridor of Sydney which has a high proportion of EAL/D students.The school is situated in a diverse and multicultural community. Student enrolments are expected to increase significantly in the first five years of operation as the surrounding area undergoes extensive development.

The school has capacity for up to 1000 students. Melonba Public School will include three support classes for students with disabilities and additional learning needs from 2026 and planning is underway for a preschool to open in 2027. The school is located at Swallowtail Street, Melonba, alongside Melonba High School.

Specific Selection Criteria





- Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with additional learning needs, including Autism and intellectual disabilities, while effectively supporting complex needs such as communication, sensory needs, wellbeing and challenging behaviour.
- Highly developed communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage proactively and professionally with students, parents, carers from diverse backgrounds and external agencies whilst contributing positively to whole school culture.
- Demonstrated ability to differentiate curriculum and implement individualised, culturally responsive and inclusive learning programs that maximise student success.

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 prospect.

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.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are availablehere.

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.

If you are current 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.

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📌 Teacher Special Education - Melonba Public School (Sydney)
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