Teacher

• Looking for passionate, enthusiastic and flexible teachers
• Australia's largest provider of autism-specific educational services
• Maximum term, full time and part time roles available starting ASAP
• Small class sizes with a Teacher’s Aide for each class
• Competitive remuneration
• Excellent tax effective PBI salary packaging benefits
• NESA teacher registration and special education qualifications and experience highly regarded
• Located at Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park

Aspect is committed to providing an autism-friendly workplace and supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce. With 3.8% of our workforce on the autism spectrum and a strategic goal to keep growing our autistic workforce, this is a place where everyone can truly shine in their own unique way.

A different brilliant®

Share our passion for understanding, engaging and celebrating the strengths, interests and aspirations of people on the autism spectrum and discover a different brilliant®.

Our schools: Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) has grown to become Australia's largest national educational program for children on the autism spectrum, with 9 independent schools operating from 67 locations in NSW and South Australia catering approximately 1,200 students, with more than 100 classes hosted on the grounds of a less specialised school. 

What you will do: Aspect Western Sydney school is looking for passionate, full time and part time teachers to join our incredible teaching team. You will be located at Wetherill Park or one of our five secondary satellite host schools. We are looking for an individual who enjoys working collaboratively, has a strong ability to differentiate and cater for the individual’s strengths and interests.  We are committed to growing and developing our staff in a supportive environment.  Implementing our evidence-informed autism-specific approach - the Aspect Comprehensive Approach [ACA], you’ll teach students the skills to be the very best they can be. You will collaborate with students, family, Teacher’s Aide and other therapy professionals to develop and implement Individual Plans. In your small class with it's own teacher’s aide, you can tailor the learning environment to the needs of your students on the autism spectrum. To find out more about this role, click here to view the Position Profile.

About the School: Aspect Western Sydney School was established in 1984, and offers a safe, supportive learning environment for students on the autism spectrum. Our school caters for close to 160 students across the Greater Western regions of Sydney. Our school has a main school site at Wetherill Park which consists of six primary classes and the administration base, as well as eight primary satellite classes and five high school classes which are Aspect run but operated within NSW Department of Education and Catholic Schools.

What we are looking for:

• NESA registration to teach in NSW
• Special Education qualification/s are preferred
• Secondary teaching qualification highly desirable
• Experience working with students on the autism spectrum or an intellectual disability preferred
• NSW Working With Children Check clearance for paid employment

What we offer: Full time base salary of $78k - $114k (depending on qualifications, accreditation and relevant teaching experience) + allowances + superannuation. Increase the value of your take-home pay.  As a Public Benevolent Institution (PBI), Aspect employees receive tax-effective salary packaging opportunities including $15,899 each year tax free. Click here for a summary of some of the benefits you can access when working at Aspect.

To apply: Please include your resume and complete the candidate questionnaire as part of Aspect's online recruitment process. Cover letter is optional. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

COVID-19 Vaccination is a condition of employment for all staff in Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect). For some roles, covered by Public Health Orders, the requirement is for staff to have two doses and the additional COVID-19 Booster. As part of the recruitment/interview process Aspect is collecting information related to your vaccination status to ensure we are in compliance with all government orders and directives.  

Any questions? Contact: Shane Morris, Principal, 0490 245 607.

More information about Aspect: www.autismspectrum.org.au.

Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) is committed to providing an environment free from abuse, neglect and exploitation of the people we support.