Teacher - Alternative Learning Settings

School of Alternative Learning Settings (SALS) is seeking to establish a pool of dedicated and enthusiastic Teachers for appointments to permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during Term 3, 2026 and up to the end of Term 4, 2026. Appointments can be made from the pool at any time for commencements during this period.

The SALS program was originally established in early 2019 to target a specific cohort of students who present with complex and challenging behaviour and would benefit from a short-term, intensive intervention program. At the commencement of the 2022 academic year the program was consolidated as a stand-alone school. SALS delivers specialised activities and learning programs that build students’ social skills and self-regulation in environments designed to effect positive and lasting change in their behaviour. The program has the capacity to provide access to specialists such as paediatricians, clinical psychologists, or consultation with psychiatrists.

There are 13 SALS sites located in the metropolitan and regional education regions of Western Australia (one of which is our SALS Administration located in Padbury). Each setting accommodates up to 10 students who are provided with an intensive, individualised program of support while they continue their education. There is a strong focus on developing students’ social skills and ability to self-regulate. Learning and engagement is flexible, co-designed with students and their individualised needs, culturally responsive and supports self-determination and interpersonal connecti…