Learning & Support Teacher
Employment
Full time, Temporary
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Teaching level
K12
Salary range
Closing date
17 June 2026
Posted 10 Jun 2026
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311
Total students
50%
Boys
50%
Girls
32.5
Teaching FTE
12.8
Non-teaching FTE
790
ICSEA value
3rd percentile · Lower SES
8%
EAL/D Background
61%
Indigenous students
Source: ACARA My School data
Lightning Ridge Central School is a comprehensive, co-educational central school located in Lightning Ridge, NSW, catering to students from Kindergarten through to Year 12. As a central school, it serves the full span of compulsory schooling and beyond within a single campus, making it a central hub of education for this remote outback community in far north-western New South Wales. Lightning Ridge is a distinctive and well-known Australian outback town, renowned internationally as the home of the black opal mining industry. The community draws a diverse population of long-term residents, mining families, and those attracted by the unique character of this remote region, giving the school a student body shaped by the rhythms and culture of a close-knit outback town.
Role description
Community/Central
Approval to teach and ability to perform the duties of a learning & support teacher (years K - 12). 20/07/2026 - 18/12/2026. This position attracts benefits and incentives. Applicants for this position are requested to submit an expression of interest.