Teacher Music - Merewether High School
NSW Department of Education
Newcastle
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 8 December 2020
Job overview
Location
Central & North Coasts - Newcastle & Hunter ValleyNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Jane Crooks
Closing Date
09-Dec-2020Job Category
TeachersOrganisation
Teaching ServiceMerewether High School is an academically selective high school located in Newcastle. Core values of Integrity, diversity and excellence underpin a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum to drive academic achievement. The school caters for 1078 students from a wide geographical area, including 20 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. High expectations of all students are maintained, consistent with each student’s ability to ensure students achieve their personal best. Students are encouraged to participate in leadership, creative and performing arts programs and sporting pursuits, along with a range of extra-curricular activities.
The experienced staff support the learning and wellbeing needs of our high potential and gifted students. Merewether High School challenges students to engage in vigorous, collaborative learning and supports them to achieve excellence. Significant features of the school are an active and supportive parent body and a community committed to excellence and diversity. These strong links with community enhances the individual talents of students, guiding them to reach their potential.
Approval to teach Music 7-12, approval to teach and/or willingness to teach Music extensions 1 and 2, Visual Arts and skills/experience in Orchestra and Band.
Demonstrated capacity to work effectively and collaboratively as a member of a high performing CAPA faculty and the ability to value add to faculty initiatives.
Outline your capacity and willingness to inspire, engage and provide challenging teaching and learning opportunities to high potential and gifted students.
Demonstrated capacity to implement innovative teaching strategies that cater for a diverse range and abilities of CAPA students.
Expertise and willingness to effectively lead, support and promote student participation in extracurricular CAPA programs.
Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills to build positive, collaborative relationships with students, staff, parents and the wider community.
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
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- 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.
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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.
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