Teacher Creative Arts - St Ives High School

Permanent full-time job at St Ives High School (St Ives, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000APV7
Closing date October 16, 2024, 1 a.m. (AEST)
Location Yarrabung Rd, St Ives 2075 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Patricia Gettens
0432628607

About this job

Position Information
St Ives High School is a comprehensive coeducational high school with a current enrolment over 1770 students. 32% of students are from non-English speaking backgrounds and the gender balance is approximately 57% boys and 43% girls. An Autism class is being established this year which will operate alongside two long established Hearing Support classes. St Ives High School also is home to an Intensive English Centre, a long running high performance and gifted education program and a substantial learning and support program, all of which are valued by the community. There have been significant advances in infrastructure in recent years resulting in improved teaching and learning facilities including a new gym which is about to be extended, in a joint project with Ku-ring-gai Council. The school’s curriculum structure is based on KLAs and the school runs a substantial student wellbeing program. There is a mix of early career and experienced teachers who have played a significant role in improved HSC results in recent years. The school has an active, supportive and highly engaged P&C and the community has high expectations for student involvement and achievement. For further information refer to https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
Specific Selection Criteria

1. Approval to teach Visual Arts Years 7-12 and Visual Design Years 7-10 and willingness to teach Photography and Digital Media Years 7-10, with proven success in the classroom using explicit teaching practices.

2. Demonstrated ability to deliver rigorous programs, which effectively assess student progress, provide quality feedback, and differentiate the needs of all students.

3. Proven capacity in classroom management and effective teaching strategies tailored to the needs of secondary students, including differentiated instruction, assessment for learning, and the use of technology in teaching the visual arts.

4. Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the capacity to build working relationships with staff, students, parents, and the wider school community.

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.

 

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