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About this job
Position Information
Blayney High School has a student enrolment of 300 including 18% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The school offers a safe and caring environment fostering responsible citizenship. Strong wellbeing supports and leadership programs ensure each child is known and supported as an individual.
Our school vision focuses on success for every student and professional growth for every teacher. The School Excellence Framework will focus on providing every student the opportunity to experience growth in literacy and numeracy to support value-added student outcomes and successful post school pathways.
Our quality academic, sporting and creative arts programs ensure all students have broad curriculum offerings. Exceptional opportunities for success in a wide range of sports, creative and performing arts and vocational areas characterise all students' school years.
We pride ourselves in being a welcoming community school with strong parent support. Quality communication ensures parents are well-informed and able to access the numerous opportunities for involvement. Our staff live and work within the greater community and are strongly involved in all activities.
Blayney High is proud to be a small rural high school set in attractive and spacious grounds. All students are able to pursue their passions, interests and career paths in a quality learning environment.
Specific Selection Criteria
1) Approval to teach Careers or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in Careers qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education
2) Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, coordinate inclusive careers programs and activities that support informed student decision-making about post-school pathways.
3) Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven ability to develop productive relationships with students, families, staff, local communities, support networks, and external agencies to promote the development of a productive workforce.
4) Ability to manage and supervise students undertaking Vocational Education and Training courses, including School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships.
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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.
To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.
If applicable, engagement will be temporary until successful completion of the Teacher Careers qualifications as recognised by the NSW Department of Education which must be completed within 12 months.