Teacher Food Technology - Ambarvale High School ($20k Recruitment Bonus plus $5-8k Relocation Support Payment)

Position Information

Ambarvale High School is a comprehensive Years 7-12 school with an enrolment of 803 students, which includes 69 students in our Support Unit. Our school has 35% of students identify as coming from a non-English speaking background and 12.4% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Ambarvale High School is committed to preparing students for the 21st Century. Our school has many innovative programs which provide opportunities for students to engage in creative thinking, problem solving and student-based learning. In 2018, our school was named by ‘The Educator’ as one of the top 40 innovative schools in Australia. We are committed to engaging support for our students in all areas of their school life. Our school is characterised by deep engagement with the community, including the educational community (partner schools, TAFE and universities), Government and non-Government agencies and businesses. Inter-agency and community partnerships play a pivotal role in the school's wellbeing, academic and vocational programs.

Selection Criteria

1. Approval to teach Technology Mandatory and approval to teach food technology.
2. Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver quality differentiated teaching and learning programs which cater for the diverse learning needs and backgrounds of all students.
3. Demonstrated capacity to work as an effective team member of a diverse faculty and a commitment to whole-school programs.
4. Capacity to implement effective classroom management strategies and ability to manage practical workspaces to create a classroom environment that is safe, engaging, inclusive and fosters a culture of high expectations.

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.

A Relocation Support Payment of $5,000 up to $8,000 will be available for eligible applicants.

Successful applicants may be entitled to a Recruitment Bonus of $20,000 (Conditions Apply). The Recruitment Bonus will be paid on a pro rata basis for permanent part-time teachers and executive staff. The maximum recruitment bonus available for a position is $20,000, including any job share arrangements

Special Notes

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

Applicants seeking either permanent full time or permanent part time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. If the recommended applicant is seeking permanent part time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.9 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE. Applicants on the eligibility list will be offered the remaining FTE but are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.

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.