Teacher Personal Development, Health and Physical Education - South Grafton High School

South Grafton High School is a rural, comprehensive, coeducational high school of over 700 students. Many of our students come from a low SES background and 27% of them identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. SGHS is located on the southern side of the Clarence River, in the heart of the Clarence Valley and within easy driving distance of Coffs Harbour, Yamba and Maclean. At South Grafton High School we are proud of our traditions and community connections. We provide an inclusive, responsive, and supportive environment that encourages each individual to develop to their full potential. Our students are nurtured, guided, inspired, and challenged through activities that foster creativity, individuality, and leadership.

1. Approval to teach Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) and Community and Family Studies (CAFS) with approval to teach and / or willingness to teach  Sport,Lifestyle&Recreation (SLR) and Phy Act and Sports Studies (PASS)

2. Successful experience in creating a culture of high expectations and student engagement through the implementation of effective classroom management practices and dynamic teaching and learning programs.

3. Demonstrated exceptional interpersonal and organisational skills with the capacity to work collaboratively with the PDHPE faculty, CHS sport convenors and local sporting associations in the organisation of School Sport, CHS Sport and extra-curricular activities.

4. Understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and students from low socio-economic communities.

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.

From 8 November 2021 all Department of Education employees undertaking relevant work, including any work conducted on a NSW school site, will be required to meet mandatory double vaccination requirements against COVID-19. The successful candidate for this position will be required to meet mandatory double vaccination requirements prior to the Department of Education finalising the appointment of the candidate and entry on duty. Further information on the Department’s COVID-19 response is available at https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19.

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, 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.