Teacher English as an Additional Language or dialect - Cecil Hills High School

Permanent full-time job at Cecil Hills High School (Cecil Hills, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B8YC
Closing date May 6, 2026, 2 a.m. (AEST)
Location Spencer Rd, Cecil Hills 2171 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Felicity Wicks
0298221430

About this job

Position Information
Cecil Hills High School is a comprehensive coeducational high school in a growth area of south–west Sydney. The student enrolment of over 1300 students (Year 7 to Year 12) includes 85% of students from a non–English speaking background. The school has 1% of students who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The school proudly has a support unit consisting of seven classes. The main languages spoken at home are Vietnamese, Arabic and Serbian. The school is experiencing significant enrolment growth, and this is expected to continue into the future. The proposed Western Sydney Airport is in the school's drawing area and will provide significant employment and training links when constructed.
The school has an outstanding reputation for quality teaching and learning, which fosters a productive learning environment, with a history of academic success and high expectations in all curriculum areas. The school has a highly committed staff and an environment where academic success and student wellbeing are at the forefront of decision–making. School website: https://cecilhills-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/
Specific Selection Criteria

  • Approval to teach English as an Additional Language or dialect or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in English as an Additional Language or dialect qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education.

  • Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to actively collaborate with students, staff and the wider school community to build positive relationships that support student outcomes and promote an inclusive school culture

  • Demonstrated ability to develop and implement high quality, engaging and effectively differentiated teaching and learning EALD programs and resources to maximise learning outcomes for students from diverse cultural backgrounds.

  • Demonstrated capacity to track student growth using the ACARA EAL/D Learning Progressions, and to contribute meaningfully to whole-school data collection and reporting practices.

 

 

 

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

This advertisement is for two teacher positions.

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 English as an Additional Language or dialect 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

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.

 

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