Position Information

Dubbo College Senior Campus delivers Stage 6 courses for the Higher School Certificate and is a part of Dubbo College. Dubbo College provides secondary education services to more than 1800 students. Student enrolment is currently 629. 30.5% of students identify as having an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) background. There are nine classes in the Support Unit. DCSC provides a broad range of curriculum offerings with evidence-based teaching strategies and high expectations for students to support them to develop capabilities as independent self-motivated learners. Curriculum at DCSC provides students with choice and access for the learning potential in all. Transition from school to employment or post-school education and training is a key focus in the curriculum.

Selection Criteria

- Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience in teaching students with Emotional Disturbance.

- Demonstrated capacity to develop and implement quality teaching and learning programs, that enhance student engagement and support the wellbeing of students within a special education setting.

- Demonstrated high level interpersonal skills and the capacity to effectively communicate across all key stake holders within the school context, including students, parents, carers, external agencies, and the wider community, to build and enhance a culture of inclusivity.

- Demonstrated capacity to successfully embed Aboriginal perspectives that engage and increase all students’ knowledge and appreciation of Aboriginal peoples’ contributions to a variety of subject areas through cultural practices.

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.

The successful applicant will be appointed to Dubbo College Campus and initially based at the Senior Campus.

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.

Special Notes

This advertisement qualifies for permanent part-time employment; therefore, applicants seeking either permanent full-time or permanent part-time work are encouraged to apply. Candidates must indicate their desired FTE (up to the maximum FTE of the advertised position) in their application prior to submission.

Please note:

- The FTE selection is final.

- No changes (increase or decrease) will be permitted at the point of offer if you are the recommended applicant.

- If no FTE is indicated, it will be assumed you are seeking the full FTE of the advertised role.

Recommended applicants seeking part-time employment will be appointed at their nominated FTE. Any remaining FTE may be offered to applicants on the eligibility list,



who are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.

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.

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

Bonita Stevens 02 6882 4655

Application close date

18 November 2026 at 4:00pm

📌 Teacher Special Education - Dubbo College Senior Campus (New South Wales)
🏢 Teaching Service
📍 New South Wales