Teacher English - Richmond High School
NSW Department of Education
Sydney
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 8 December 2020
Job overview
Location
Sydney RegionNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Elise Lewis
Closing Date
09-Dec-2020Job Category
TeachersOrganisation
Teaching ServiceRichmond High School is a member of the Richmond Agricultural Collegiate along with a Centre of Excellence in Ag-STEM Education. Richmond High School provides quality educational opportunities to a Local Enrolment stream, a Support Class stream, an Ag-STEM Specialty stream (from 2021) and an Ag-STEM Selective stream (from 2022).
The current enrolment of 630 students, including 43 students in the support unit and 63 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students will grow in coming years to approximately 1000 students. The school is committed to excellence in teaching and learning where all students can succeed. The staff are committed to quality teaching, innovation and maintaining a caring, supportive environment through the Positive Behaviour for Learning program.
The focus on Literacy, Numeracy, the use of technology in learning and a transdisciplinary approach to learning is providing a strong basis for current professional learning. A learning hub with an expert staff provides personalised learning support for students of all ability levels. The school offers a comprehensive curriculum, including a full range of academic core, Ag-STEM, Applied Learning, elective courses and vocational courses. Our school has an extensive range of extracurricular activities.
1. Approval to teach English 7-12 and approval and/or willingness to teach drama 7-12.
2. Highly developed communication skills and the ability to collaborate in the development and implementation of effective teaching and learning programs.
3. Demonstrated capacity to effectively differentiate learning experiences to engage, challenge and inspire diverse learners in future-focused pedagogies.
4. Demonstrated high level interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively to build positive relationships with students, staff and the community.
5. Highly developed classroom pedagogy that meets the needs of individual students including Aboriginal students, High Potential students and students with a disability.
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.
Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits your attachments must be in PDF format.
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 were in effect on positions advertised from Wednesday 10th June 2020.
The guidelines are located at:
https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/careers-at-education/roles-and-locations/roles-at-education/teaching/addressing-selection-criteria.html
About NSW Department of Education
- NSW Department of Education
- 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta
- New South Wales
- 2150
- Australia
About the NSW Department of Education
At the NSW Department of Education, we aim to be Australia's best education system and one of the finest in the world. As the largest provider of public education in Australia, we deliver high-quality educational services to two-thirds of the NSW student population, preparing young people for rewarding lives as engaged citizens in a complex and dynamic society.
With nearly 100,000 employees across the state, our school and corporate workforce help build Australia’s best education system by developing student centred policy, designing schools of the future and supporting children and young people in NSW public schools.
Work in a diverse range of school settings
With more than 2,200 schools throughout the state educating more than 780,000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, there are opportunities to work in a diverse range of school settings – primary, secondary, selective, hospital, sporting, agricultural and schools for specific purposes.
Make a difference in your community
NSW public schools are at the heart of every local community with our students and staff representing a diverse range of cultural, linguistic and religious backgrounds. The NSW Department of Education strives to create learning and working environments that are inclusive and supportive of all.
We respect and value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First Peoples of Australia and are committed to increasing knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal histories, cultures and experiences.
Career enhancing opportunities
One of the great things about working with the department is accessing ongoing professional development as well as opportunities to enhance your career. With multiple scholarship, sponsorship and career enhancing programs available, the opportunities are endless with the NSW Department of Education.
Visit teach.nsw.edu.au to find out more.
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