Teacher Technology - Great Lakes College Forster Campus
NSW Department of Education
New South Wales
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 10 August 2021
Job overview
Location
Regional NSWNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Jennifer Miggins
Closing Date
11-Aug-2021Job Category
TeachersOrganisation
Teaching ServiceGreat Lakes College Forster Campus is one of the two 7-10 campuses that, with the Senior Campus, form Great Lakes College. The student population has hovered around 600 in the last three years, inclusive of an average of seventy Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students.
The Campus offers a high-quality education in a young adolescent learning environment, where wellbeing and focused learning programs provide the support for every child's learning successes.
The College structure provides a wide curriculum, with many productive pathways for students, and opportunities for staff to work across the College. The Campus has a large support unit comprising of six classes: two emotional disturbance (ED) classes, one mild intellectual (IM), one behaviour difficulties (BD/Tut), one autism (Au) and one multi-categorical class (MC). These classes are staffed with highly trained expert teachers and SLSOs.
Forster Campus has a diverse sporting program which encompasses both competitive and leisure-based activities. Cultural excellence is encouraged through a wide range of well-developed programs in drama, public speaking, debating, creative dance and music. The Campus enjoys strong links with the local Aboriginal community and is supported by its representatives. Forster Campus is also fully supported by the Great Lakes College Parents and Citizens Association.
Forster Campus is a part of the strong Great Lakes Learning Community which comprises of all Public Education schools in the Great Lakes. The Learning Community works collaboratively to provide opportunities for all young people to learn and grow together within a seamless educational journey.
- Approval to teach Technology Mandatory (7-8). Willingness to teach Food Technology and Textiles Technology.
- Proven ability to develop innovative and engaging teaching programs that incorporate future-focused strategies to improve educational outcomes for all students.
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively as an effective team member and proven ability to engage with whole school priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to develop positive relationships and sensitivity to the needs of Aboriginal students and those from diverse socio-economic and backgrounds.
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 are 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
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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.
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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