Teacher Technology (ACIP) - Asquith Boys High School

Asquith Boys High School is a comprehensive high school in the northern suburbs of Sydney. Asquith Boys High has an enrolment of 600, and is a school where boys thrive. The school caters exclusively for the educational and welfare needs of boys, attracting students from a wide drawing area who are seeking a single-sex education. The school's mission is to provide 'exceptional learning opportunities for boys' and specialises in the areas of technology, creative arts, sport, and citizenship. In recent years Asquith Boys High School has consolidated its reputation as a leader in boys' education with many of the school's successful programs being emulated at other schools. The school offers Music, Creative Arts, and Academic scholarships along with programs such as the Year 7 Personal Interest Project, a whole school Literacy and Numeracy focus, Enrichment Classes from Year 7-10, STEM courses, Duke of Edinburgh, an excellent International student program, and has a flourishing Student Leadership body to provide an exciting range of learning opportunities for all students. The local community has recognised the school's success and this is reflected in increasing enrolments.

1. Approval to teach Industrial Technology- Timber, Technology Mandatory (Stage 4) and the capacity to effectively design and implement units of work across a range of context areas within the Technology Mandatory syllabus.

2. Evidence of effective classroom practice that includes the ability to cater for students with a diverse range of learning needs through differentiated curriculum, classroom management and integration of technology.

3. Demonstrated ability to work as a collaborative member of the TAS faculty and contribute to faculty programs and resources. Willingness to participate in whole school initiatives.

4. Well-developed interpersonal, communicative and organisational skills to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents and the 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.

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.

This is an Above Centrally Identified permanent teacher position established through school funds. The successful candidate’s continued appointment to this position will be subject to the continuity of this funding, the ongoing requirement for the role and the educational needs of the school. Should the funding or the requirement for the position cease, the teacher will receive nominated transfer status; please refer to the Staffing Procedure for the Teaching Service in NSW Public Schools for additional information. When accepting the position, the successful applicant will be indicating their acceptance of the terms and conditions attached to this appointment.

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.