Special Needs Educator

Bring your skills as a Special Needs Educator to Sasolburg and join a team that moves fast. This Free State role is one to watch.

What This Role Involves

The organisation is investing in its Sasolburg operation, and this Special Needs Educator position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the teaching jobs function and contribute to the wider Free State business.

Beyond that, the role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Sasolburg operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Sasolburg teams, and the new Special Needs Educator will feel that from the first week.

Your Workplace

Equally, the environment is school-based, with structured timetables, a strong focus on learner well-being and a culture of professional collaboration across phases and subjects.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Sasolburg site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Free State. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

About the Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the teaching jobs side of the business inside out. The Sasolburg group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

Importantly, the team mix in Sasolburg reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

A Typical Day

Your day begins before the bell, with last-minute lesson prep, learner check-ins and a moment to set the tone for the classroom. Lessons follow the rhythm of the timetable, but no two are quite the same — you adapt explanations, encourage quiet learners, and gently redirect those who need it. Breaks are spent marking, planning or supporting colleagues, and after-school hours might bring a meeting, an extra-mural or a parent conversation. By the time you head home, you have shaped young minds in small but lasting ways.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Sasolburg.

Beyond that, the Sasolburg office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise extra-mural activities, study sessions and excursions
• Implement school disciplinary procedures fairly and consistently
• Maintain accurate mark sheets, attendance and learner profile records
• Support whole-school improvement plans and quality assurance processes
• Integrate technology and active-learning strategies into lessons
• Plan, prepare and deliver lessons aligned to the CAPS curriculum
• Foster a safe, inclusive and disciplined classroom environment

Minimum Requirements

• Clear criminal record and child-protection clearance
• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Ability to support learners with diverse learning needs
• Current SACE registration or proof of application
• Willingness to participate in extra-mural activities
• Strong classroom management and discipline strategies
• Experience integrating technology into lessons is an advantage

Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.