Bridge road school is located in the inner city of Sydney, in the Iron Cove Network. Currently Bridge Road School supports students from Yowie Bay to Birchgrove and from Padstow to Coogee. Bridge Road School was established to support K-6 students with an emotional disturbance. The School offers an intensive, specialised behavioural intervention program for young children with mental health, mild autism and challenging behaviour.
There is a maximum of 42 students enrolled within 6 classes. There is a maximum of seven students per class with one teacher and one SLSO per class, at all times. Approx. 40% of the current cohort are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students.
Approval to teach students in K-6 with emotional disturbances, behaviour difficulties and autism
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaborative skills to work effectively with families, a small staff, and external support agencies
Ability to design and implement inclusive, personalised programs to accommodate diverse learners, and strong trauma-informed practices and de-escalation strategies
Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to the NSW Department of Education Aboriginal Education Policy
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.
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
This is an above centrally identified permanent position established through school funds. The successful candidate’s continued appointment to this position will be subject to the continuity of funding, the ongoing requirement of the position and the educational needs of the school.
Should the funding or the requirement for the position cease, the teacher will receive nominated transfer status; please refer to the Staffing Procedure for the Teaching Service in NSW Public Schools for additional information. When accepting the position, the successful applicant will be indicating their acceptance of the terms and conditions attached to this appointment.
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.
