Teacher Careers - Katoomba High School

Organisation / Entity:

Teaching Service

Job category:

Schools | Teachers

Job location:

Sydney Region

Job reference number:

0000B4EP

Total remuneration package:

Remuneration package valued at up to $156,253.00. Base salary ranges from $90,177.00 to $137,861.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience.

Contact:

Belinda Bower 02 4782 2622

Closing date:

03/12/2025 - 04:00 PM

Position Information

Katoomba High School rests on the lands of the Darug and Gundungurra people whose elders provide a strong connection between the school and the original owners.

Katoomba High School is a large centre for secondary education, of approximately 820 students, located in the Upper Blue Mountains. The student population comprises 8% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 4% from a language background other than English. The school hosts a large Inclusive Education Faculty with ten classes catering for students with learning, physical and behavioural disabilities, as well as autism and anxiety. Most students are drawn from seven local primary schools with which the high school has developed strong partnerships.

The building and maintaining of positive relationships within the school community is at the heart of Katoomba High School. Through strong social connections, students are best positioned to progress in their learning, parents develop a strong partnership with teachers and staff feel supported, valued and empowered to undertake their work effectively.

At Katoomba High School there is a focus on explicit teaching practices that are based on trust and respect and are: student-centred; built on positive communication; centred around continuous feedback between teacher and students; active, requiring students to work collaboratively; and engaging, providing students with purposeful activities to stimulate thinking, enquiry and enjoyment in learning. Student classroom experiences are enhanced by access to Birriban, the Aboriginal site on school grounds that is central to many student learning activities. In addition, students can be involved in mentoring, work placement, enrichment programs, independent learning, and study skills programs.

Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach Careers, or currently undertaking or willing to be enrolled in the Careers qualifications approved by the New South Wales Department of Education.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and experience working closely with staff, community partners, parents and students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including those from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.
• Ability to develop, implement and coordinate inclusive careers education programs and related activities, as well as to work collaboratively to support students in developing career goals and post-school pathways.

Conditions

An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.

Special Notes

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

If applicable, engagement will be temporary until successful completion of the Teacher Careers qualifications as recognised by the NSW Department of Education, which must be completed within 12 months.

About the NSW Department of Education

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.