Job Description - Teacher Special Education - Kempsey High School (0000BF3S)

Teacher Special Education - Kempsey High School - 0000BF3S

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Location

Regional NSW

Advertisement Number A900159787

Number of Positions

1

Total Remuneration Package: Remuneration package valued at up to $160,942.00. Base salary ranges from $92,882.00 to $141,997.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience.

School Name Kempsey High School

Staffing Area Port Macquarie

FTE 1.000

Contact Phone number 02 65626166

Contact School Admin - 99999999

Closing Date

18-Nov-2026, 5:00:00 AM

Job Category

Teachers

Organisation

Teaching Service

Position Information

Kempsey High School (KHS) is built on the lands of the Dunghutti people and has an enrolment of 550 students including 46% Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students. It is a comprehensive high school (7-12), engaged in several initiatives to support students from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds and for students from low socio-economic status communities. Kempsey High School became a Connected Communities High School in 2021.

Kempsey High School supports compassionate, innovative, and dynamic teachers who can work within a team of school staff and community professionals to address the teaching, learning and social and emotional needs of students. Kempsey High School has seven Supported Learning classes including IM, MC, ILMHS classes. KHS has partnered with Real Schools to develop a strong culture built on positive and respectful relationships. There is a focus on building teacher capacity through our Professional Learning Teams (HIPL), which not only embeds a culture of collaboration, but supports the professional growth of all teaching staff to deepen teaching practice for ongoing growth in student progress and achievement.

Specific Selection Criteria

- Approval to teach special education and experience teaching students with autism and complex learning, behavioural,



social and/or emotional needs within a support class setting
- Proven ability to plan, implement and evaluate learning programs that cater for the individual needs of students with disabilities and diverse learning challenges, including the use of appropriate adjustments and accommodations (including Learning & Support Plans)
- Commitment to fostering a safe, supportive and positive learning setting, promoting student wellbeing, social inclusion, behaviour management and engagement for all learners
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with students, families/carers, colleagues, external agencies and community partners

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.

We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge theircontinued connection to their country and culture.

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📌 Teacher Special Education - Kempsey High School (West Kempsey)
🏢 Nsw Government
📍 West Kempsey