Job Reference 0000BC0E

Closing date August 19, 2026, 2 a.m. (AEST)

Location 40 Gerald Rd, Menai 2234 NSW, Australia

Type Full-Time

Status Permanent

Contact Brenton Monger 0295437000

About this job

Position Information

Menai High School is a comprehensive, co-educational high school located in Illawong, Sutherland Shire on the southern outskirts of Sydney region with an enrolment of 1,061 students in 2025. The student population is comprised of approximately 35% LBOTE, 13% EALD and 34 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

Menai High School offers an extensive curriculum with a focus on academic excellence, student welfare and extra-curricular programs. Areas of focus for the school plan 2025-2027 are the explicit teaching of literacy and numeracy across the school, student learning culture and community engagement. Our students are highly motivated learners who excel academically across the curriculum. The school prides itself on its academic record and on-going commitment to high standards of student improvement.

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach Technology Mandatory, Industrial Technology - Timber and Design and Technology
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and inclusively across the school environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to establish positive working relationships with students, staff, and parents to improve student learning outcomes.
• Proven capability to manage practical workspaces to ensure student safety, maintain high levels of engagement, and address individual student learning needs so they can reach their full potential

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.

This advertisement qualifies for permanent part-time employment; therefore, applicants seeking either permanent full-time or permanent part time work are encouraged to apply. Candidates must indicate their desired FTE (up to the maximum FTE of the advertised position) in their application prior to submission.

Please note:

• The FTE selection is final.
• No changes (increase or decrease) will be permitted at the point of offer if you are the recommended applicant.
• If no FTE is indicated, it will be assumed you are seeking the full FTE of the advertised role.

Recommended applicants seeking part-time employment will be appointed at their nominated FTE. Any remaining FTE may be offered to applicants on the eligibility list, who are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage

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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

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