Teacher English and Drama - The Rivers Secondary College Richmond River High Campus

Permanent full-time job recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)

Job Reference 0000B28V

Closing date November 19, 2025 (AEST)

Location Lake St, North Lismore 2480 NSW, Australia

Type Full-Time

Status Permanent

Contact Colin Taylor 0266213456

About this job

Position Information

RHHC, located in the Lismore township, is a medium size (521 enrolments) comprehensive public high school working within The Rivers Secondary College. Our school community includes a unique mix of rural and urban families, socioeconomic groups, diverse households, alternative lifestyles and identities. First Nations cultures represent 18% of our student body. We are committed to continuous improvement in quality teaching and learning, to provide a learning environment in which all students are valued and can experience growth and success in their school and post-school pathways.

Specific Selection Criteria

1. Approval to teach English 7-10, English 11-12, English Extension 1 & 2, Drama 7-10 and Drama 11-12.
2. Teaching Expertise - Evidenced expertise in teaching English and Drama at the secondary level, including comprehensive knowledge of the NSW English and Drama syllabuses, assessment requirements, and the ability to design and implement differentiated learning programs that cater to diverse student needs and abilities.
3. Student Engagement - Proven ability to establish a positive and inclusive classroom environment that provides active student engagement, integrates multimedia strategies to enrich students’ understanding and application of language concepts, encourages respect and collaboration, and supports the wellbeing and learning growth of all students.
4. Collaboration and Communication - Demonstrated ability to promote positive relationships using developed interpersonal communication and collaboration skills across the whole school community.

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.

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.

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