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About this job
Position Information
James Busby High School is a diverse and inclusive co-educational comprehensive high school located in south-west Sydney with an enrolment of 540. Our setting includes a large and dynamic Special Education Unit comprising 10 classes, with 96 enrolled students. We celebrate our multicultural student body that includes 38 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, as well as 78% of students from a language background other than English. At James Busby HS we are committed to delivering outstanding leadership, teaching and learning through our strong commitment to excellence and equity within Learning, Teaching and Leadership. We continually strive to create opportunities to grow the potential of our students and recognise their strengths and capacity across the academic, social/emotional, physical and creative domains.
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach Careers or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in Careers qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education.
Demonstrated ability to design and implement a high-quality careers program that inspires aspirational thinking, supports students in developing informed career goals, and facilitates exploration of individual needs.
Highly developed interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills to collaborate effectively with staff, students, parents, and key stakeholders such as employers and training providers.
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.
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
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
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