Position Information

Stewart House School caters for approximately 1700 students from public schools across NSW and ACT annually. Each fortnight, up to 85 students participate in health and educational programs and out-of-school activities to promote their learning and wellbeing, with 30-40% of the students being from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background.
The Stewart House School program features a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum and includes experiential learning, as students are taken on excursions across Sydney every second day. The school works in close partnership with Stewart House Organisation, and its public health providers, as well as Principals from students' home schools. Children, whilst in residence at Stewart House, attend the school for up to10 days of their 12-day residential stay.
As a unique provision, the school is categorised as a School for Specific Purposes (SSP).

Selection Criteria

Approval to teach primary and/or secondary education with knowledge and/or experience in teaching students with emotional difficulties.

Demonstrated high-level teaching skills, with the ability to engage students from diverse backgrounds. Capacity to develop programs, differentiate, teach and evaluate a social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum.

Capacity to implement the Department's Aboriginal education policy and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal students.

Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with a proven capacity to work collaboratively with staff and 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.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide transparent advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.

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.

Additional Information

The positions are permanent appointments in the NSW Department of Education. Positions at Stewart House School are for a tenure of five years. At the end of the five year period, teachers will be able to access a nominated transfer to the Stewart House School Network and surrounding staffing area and/or their previous substantive school Network. Transfers will adhere with the nominated transfer process current at the time of end of tenure.

The position attracts a ‘Working with children with disabilities allowance’, as specified in the Crown Employees (Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award. Qualified primary and secondary trained teachers are eligible to apply.

A car licence and willingness to obtain a light rigid (LR) bus licence is necessary.

How to Apply

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

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.

For technical support in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.

Application contact details

If you have questions or would like to learn more about this role, please reach out to the contact below:

Contact

Peter Wilson 02 9938 3822

Application close date

04 November 2026 at 4:00pm

📌 Teacher Special Education - Stewart House School (Sydney)
🏢 Teaching Service
📍 Sydney