Organisation / Entity: Teaching Service
Job category: Schools | Teachers
Job location: Central & North Coasts - Newcastle & Hunter Valley
Job reference number: 0000AO36
Total remuneration package: Remuneration package valued at up to $146,635.00. Base salary ranges from $85,000.00 to $129,948.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience.
Contact: Benjamyn Glachan 0243937000
Closing date: 28/08/2024 - 04:00 PM
Position Information
Our school is located in the suburb of Lake Haven on the Central Coast. The school was established in 1976 & has developed a proud connection to the Darkinjung people as the traditional custodians of the land on which our school is built and the place on which our young people grow, learn & make connections. We are a coeducational comprehensive high school, with an academically selective class in each year group. The student population consists of approximately 1000 students, including; 80 students in our Special Education Support classes, 160 identified High Potential & Gifted students & 200 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Geography (7-12), Modern History, History Extension and History (7-10).
- Highly developed classroom practice with the ability to develop, implement and evaluate evidence-based, differentiated programs, resources, and assessments that support a culture of high expectations.
- Proven capacity to foster student engagement through proactive wellbeing and classroom management strategies which cater to a diverse range of student learning abilities
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with a proven capacity to collaborate and work as a dynamic member in a positive faculty culture and to engage in whole school programs.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Educational Policies with the proven ability to embed Aboriginal Perspectives that engage and increase all students' knowledge and appreciation of Aboriginal peoples.
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.