Barwon Learning Centre is seeking a passionate, dedicated, and innovative teacher to join our team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of students by delivering high-quality educational programs in a supportive and inclusive learning environment. The program currently has 21 enrolled students, with 7 students permanently placed at Barwon. Currently, all enrolled students identify as Aboriginal. As a teacher, you will be responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating engaging learning experiences that meet the diverse academic, social, and emotional needs of students. Evidence-based teaching practices to support student achievement, foster positive learning relationships, and create a safe and respectful classroom culture. Working collaboratively with colleagues, families, and external agencies, you will contribute to the development of personalised learning pathways and wellbeing initiatives that promote successful student outcomes.
The successful applicant will demonstrate strong curriculum knowledge, effective classroom management skills, and a commitment to continuous professional learning. You will be able to build positive relationships with students from diverse backgrounds and adapt your teaching practice to meet individual learning needs. A commitment to equity, inclusion, and student-centred learning is essential.
This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic educator who is committed to improving educational outcomes and supporting students to achieve their full potential in a dynamic and rewarding learning environment.
Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with behavioural difficulties.
Demonstrated capacity to deliver high-quality, differentiated teaching and learning programs that meet the diverse academic, behavioural, social, and emotional needs of students from a range of backgrounds.
Proven ability to establish and maintain positive, respectful, and productive relationships with students, fostering a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment that promotes engagement, wellbeing, and achievement.
Strong knowledge of curriculum, assessment, and evidence-based teaching practices, with the ability to use student data to inform planning, monitor progress, and improve learning outcomes.
Demonstrated expertise in implementing effective classroom management strategies and positive behaviour support practices to engage students with complex learning and wellbeing needs.
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.
Barwon Learning Centre is a 4-point school and as such attracts additional incentives. Please refer to: https://education.nsw.gov.au/teach-nsw/find-teaching-jobs/choose-rural/benefits-and-incentives
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.
Additional Information
Our purpose at Barwon Learning Centre is to provide meaningful educational experiences for students. We offer trauma-informed individualised support tailored to the unique needs of each student. We prioritise understanding student behaviours as expressions of unmet needs. We dig deeper, collaborating with students to understand and better understand their emotions, behaviours, needs and responses.
At the heart of our approach lies strong family and community connection. At Barwon Learning Centre, we recognise that safe, respectful relationships and meaningful cultural connections are fundamental to student success. We work closely with families to create a culturally safe and supportive environment where students, families, and staff feel valued. Through a holistic approach, we collaborate with families to uphold our core values of safety, respect, and joy in learning.
Barwon Learning Centre celebrate diversity and strive to meet the needs of each student. Our focus on re-engagement, resilience, autonomy, character development, and adaptive life skills empowers students to navigate challenges with confidence. Through a strength-based interest-led approach to teaching and learning, with a heavy emphasis on literacy and numeracy, we equip students with essential lifelong skills. We embrace explicit teaching, alternative learning methods and post-school pathways, recognising that education extends beyond traditional classroom settings.
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.
