Position Information

Lake Albert Public School is a large regional school located on the foreshores of Lake Albert in Wagga Wagga. The school has been an integral part of the local community for over 150 years. The school has always played an important role within the local area, being steeped with historical significance and it enjoys the ongoing support of parents, carers and community members. The school currently has enrolment of 443 from K-6. The school has 20 classes - this includes an Au/IO support unit which caters for students with moderate intellectual disability and/or autism diagnosis. The school employs 12 school learning support officers, as well as interventionist staff to ensure student learning, social, emotional and behaviour needs are well catered for. It represents our commitment to ensuring that every student is known, valued and supported to achieve their potential, regardless of their individual learning needs.

Selection Criteria

1. Approval to teach, and experience teaching, students with Autism, intellectual disabilities, complex learning needs, and behavioural or emotional challenges, including effective classroom management of challenging behaviours.

2. Demonstrated ability to engage in the collaborative culture of the school through collaborative curriculum planning and a commitment to contribute positively to the whole school vision for improvement.
3. Demonstrated ability to design and deliver differentiated, data-informed programs that use explicit teaching, evidence-based practice, and high expectations to improve academic, social, and behavioural outcomes.
4. Demonstrated organisational and interpersonal skills, and the capacity to collaborate with all stakeholders to plan,



deliver and review evidence-based, personalised learning and support plans that engage students with complex learning needs.

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 explicit 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 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.

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

Damien Eyles 02 6922 6400

Application close date

04 November 2026 at 4:00pm

📌 Teacher Special Education - Lake Albert Public School (New South Wales)
🏢 Teaching Service
📍 New South Wales