Melrose Park High School is an exciting new secondary school located in Melrose Park, scheduled to open in 2027. Commencing initially with Years 7 and 8, the school will grow progressively by adding a year level each year until it becomes a full Years 7 to 12 high school. The school will also include a dedicated Support Unit as an integral part of the school community.
Our vision is to create an inclusive and high-expectation learning community where every student is empowered to achieve excellence and grow as a confident, future-ready learner.
Melrose Park High School will feature modern, purpose-built facilities designed to support high-quality teaching and learning. Contemporary learning spaces, specialist facilities and flexible environments will provide opportunities for students to engage in innovative, collaborative and future-focused learning experiences. As a new school, our facilities have been designed to support the needs of today’s learners while creating opportunities for excellence, creativity and connection.
This is a unique opportunity to join the foundation team and play a pivotal role in establishing a new school from the ground up. Working closely with the Foundation Principal and leadership team, successful applicants will contribute to the development of whole-school systems, structures, curriculum and teaching practices that will shape the educational experience for students and staff for years to come.
Foundation staff will have the opportunity to establish strong professional relationships, contribute to a positive and inclusive school culture, and support the development of innovative approaches that promote student engagement, achievement and wellbeing. Staff will play an important role in embedding a shared vision and creating a learning environment that reflects the aspirations of the Melrose Park community.
There are also opportunities to contribute to key school priorities, including High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE), explicit teaching practices, literacy and numeracy development, student voice and agency, and inclusive learning practices.
The successful applicant will demonstrate strong leadership and organisational skills, initiative, and the ability to work proactively and collaboratively within a dynamic and evolving school environment. This is a rare opportunity to make a significant contribution to the foundation of a vibrant and future-focused school that supports and inspires both students and staff as it grows.
1. Approval to teach special education and/or experience in delivering high-quality educational programs for students with Autism, intellectual disability, emotional disturbance, trauma and complex behavioural or social needs in a Support unit setting.
2. Highly developed communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated capacity to build and maintain positive, collaborative partnerships with students, parents/carers, colleagues and external agencies to support student learning, wellbeing, engagement and successful participation in school.
3. Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and review teaching and learning programs, personalised learning plans, behaviour support plans and health support plans, including students with complex learning and behaviour needs.
4. Capacity to establish the initial class within the support unit by designing, implementing structures and processes to support evidence-based practice and high expectations to improve students' academic, social, communication, emotional and behavioural outcomes.
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.
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 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.
