Are you an excellent teacher looking for a rewarding challenge, working in a dynamic and innovative school? This school is the place you'll want to be!
The School of Special Educational Needs: Medical and Mental Health (SSEN:MMH) is seeking to establish a pool of Secondary Teachers for appointments to permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during the 2026 school year, at various campuses across the Greater Perth metropolitan area.
The Role
As a Secondary Teacher with SSEN:MMH you will be a highly valued member of a team providing quality education to students whose physical or mental health presents difficulties in accessing their usual educational program. The co-teaching environment in our programs is diverse and dynamic on any given day, as you support individualised student needs within multi-age classrooms. Suitable applicants will also have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as you work with various other staff within and beyond education. Meeting the needs of all students requires staff to work collectively with others, being open to their opinions and perspectives to achieve positive student outcomes.
These positions will appeal to teachers with a breadth and depth of secondary curriculum and pedagogical knowledge. The role will suit self-reflective, motivated teachers with outstanding classroom teaching practice and a range of experience teaching across subject areas as well as differentiating teaching to cater for student diversity. Our staff make use of a multi modal learning approach to achieve student outcomes and to engage students in active student learning. As a culturally responsive and inclusive school one of your key priorities will include providing all students with opportunities to achieve success through education.
Permanent teachers in other locations within the Department of Education, who would like to work at our school and retain their substantive position, can apply. If this interests you, please discuss with your principal or line manager before applying.
The School of Special Educational Needs: Medical and Mental Health
SSEN:MMH is one of seven specialist schools within Statewide Services. SSEN:MMH administrative centre is based at Perth Children’s Hospital in Nedlands, with metropolitan programs in hospital and community health settings across campuses in the north and south metropolitan education regions. Staff are timetabled to programs across these various campuses including Shenton Park, Bentley, Joondalup, Midland, Murdoch, Nedlands and Tuart Hill to ensure we meet the needs of all referred students from Kindergarten to Year 12 and improve educational outcomes of these students.
SSEN:MMH is a school that strives for excellence through building the capacity of staff within a culture of support and by creating a learning environment where students can connect, learn and thrive. We encourage staff to share knowledge and exhibit self-reflective practices. The school has a focus on quality teaching, while staff self-improvement is promoted through Professional Learning Communities.
Staff at SSEN:MMH are responsive to diverse needs within a holistic framework of family, students' enrolled schools (both government and non-government), other Specialist Schools and Statewide Services teams, community support systems and the health community. Staff at SSEN:MMH are continuously establishing and maintaining the vital link between health service and schools that is necessary for a student’s total care. Our teachers work with interdisciplinary health teams, as well as collaboratively with other teachers and support staff. These teams assist us meet the educational, medical and psychosocial needs of students ensuring continuity of education.
Given the uniqueness of our school, we’re inviting applicants to join our free online SSEN:MMH 2026 Teacher Pool Information Session event on 4:00 pm Tuesday 1 July or Thursday 31 July 2025, and discover why working at SSEN:MMH is an exciting and rewarding career. During these events, you’ll learn more about our school, our communities, and some of the incredible experiences that come from working with students with medical and health needs, families, schools, and health teams. Presenters include some of our amazing staff members. At the end, we’ll wrap things up with a hugely valuable Q&A so you can really see if this is going to be the right fit for you.
For more information about SSEN:MMH attend the Eventbrite prospective Teacher Information Session, watch the video and visit the school website.
You can register for the Eventbrite sessions here: Information Session: Tue, 1 Jul 2025 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM AWST or Information Session: Thursday, July 31 · 4 - 4:30pm AWST
SSEN:MMH website can be found by visiting School of Special Educational Needs: Medical and Mental Health or Schools Online
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education you will enjoy a range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, training and career development opportunities and attractive leave provisions. Find out more about the benefits by visiting professional and personal benefits.
Want to know more?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Angela Moffatt, Associate Principal on (08) 6456 0383 or email angelina.moffatt@education.wa.edu.au
During the school holidays, please contact Angela Moffatt on 0436 698 138.
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.
Eligibility
To work with us, you must:
- hold an eligible teacher qualification and registration.
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment. More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website.
- apply for a WA Working with Children Check before you start; and
- consent to and obtain a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
Application Instructions
All applications must be submitted online.
Step 1: Select Apply for Job
- Complete the online application, including details of two (2) work-related referees, with one (1) preferably being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents
Your application should include:
- A statement of up to two (2) pages, demonstrating your Professional Knowledge, Professional Practice, aligned with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and the context of the position and school. Professional Engagement will be addressed at further assesment.
- A CV of up to two (2) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position.
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before you start your application.
For tips on writing your best teaching job application and more information about working for the Department of Education, go to the Department’s Careers Page or see our applicant resource attached.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.
Advertised Vacancy Number: SS/TCH975832
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Monday, 4 August 2025
