Teacher Visual Arts - Above Centrally Identified - Chifley College Bidwill Campus

Permanent
full-time
job at Chifley College Bidwill Campus (Bidwill, New South Wales, Australia)
recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)

Job Reference 0000B9DN

Closing date May 6, 2026,
2 a.m.
(AEST)

Location Bunya Rd, Bidwill NSW NSW, Australia

Type
Full-Time

Status
Permanent

Contact Tegan Misdom

0296282222

About this job

Position Information

Chifley College Bidwill Campus is a comprehensive 7–12 school in Mount Druitt, located on Darug land. Sharing a site with Bidwill Public School, we operate as a Pre-school to Year 12 campus, working collaboratively to meet the needs of the Bidwill and Mount Druitt communities. With an enrolment of 710 students, our school reflects the rich diversity of the community, including 25% Aboriginal students, 36% Pasifika (Samoan, Tongan, Cook Islands, Māori), and growing Afghan, Sudanese and Indian populations. As a Choice Theory school, we apply the principles of William Glasser and Marvin Marshall to support students to self-regulate behaviour and engagement. Our culture of care, compassion and innovation ensures a holistic approach, with high expectations built through strong partnerships with students, staff, families and community. We host a substantial support unit of up to 104 students across IM and MC classes. Our Teaching and Learning team provides targeted support for students with disability, EAL/D and disadvantage through flexible funding, ensuring equitable access to learning. Strong community partnerships underpin our work, connecting students and families with health services, cultural organisations, industry, universities and TAFE. Our School Excellence Plan prioritises evidence-informed pedagogy, explicit teaching and the conditions for effective learning. Through collaborative, community-informed practice, we have strengthened belonging and cultural safety, resulting in increased enrolment, improved attendance, stronger retention to the HSC and enhanced academic outcomes over the past five years.

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach: ART - Visual Arts & willingness to teach Photography and Digital Media 
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to contribute to faculty planning, extra-curricular activities, and develop and sustain positive relationships with students, staff and the wider community.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal Education policies, including the Connected Communities Strategy.

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 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.  

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here. 

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.