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About this job
Position Information
Kempsey High School (KHS) is built on the lands of the Dunghutti people and has an enrolment of 550 students including 42% Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students. It is a comprehensive high school (7-12), engaged in several initiatives to support students from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds and for students from low socio-economic status communities. Kempsey High School became a Connected Communities High School in 2021. The school has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Economic Advantage) of 854 and a FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index) of 151.
Kempsey High School is seeking compassionate, innovative, and dynamic teachers who can work within a team of school staff and community professionals to address the teaching, learning and social and emotional needs of students. KHS has partnered with Real Schools to develop a strong culture built on positive and respectful relationships. There is a focus on building teacher capacity through our Professional Learning Team's (HIPL), which not only embeds a culture of collaboration, but supports the professional growth of all teaching staff to deepen teaching practice for ongoing growth in student progress and achievement.
The school has a priority on building highly effective systems developed through strong collaboration that will underpin ongoing school improvement. We are further enhancing our wellbeing model across the school community, focusing on high expectations for all. A purpose-built facility will open in 2025 that will support the delivery of key services to students and families through government and non-government inter-agency collaboration.
Kempsey High School’s farm caters for Stage 4 to 6 Agriculture and Primary Industries, and spans 5 acres adjacent to the main campus and is fully equipped with two classrooms, an outdoor learning area, and machinery and tractor sheds. Recent upgrades include new fencing, improved plumbing across the farm, and a refurbished greenhouse, with the installation of a 15m commercial-grade hothouse tunnel fitted with hydroponics nearing completion. Current animal enterprises include beef cattle (feedlot and pasture, with show cattle) and breeding heifers, lambs, pigs, and chickens. Plant production includes vegetables, small crops, fruit trees, and various pastures, with opportunity for expansion into additional enterprises.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Agriculture.
- Willingness to teach Primary Industries.
- Well-developed interpersonal, communication and organisational skills with the capacity to work as a collaborative member of the Science and TAS faculties.
- Ability to differentiate programs and learning to meet the needs of a diverse range of students.
- Ability to perform duties associated with running a teaching farm.
- Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policies.
Conditions
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.
Special Notes
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, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, 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.