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About this job
Position Information
Jamison High School is a proud, comprehensive, co-educational 7-12 high school located at the foot of the Blue Mountains in Western Sydney. The current enrolment is 882 students. 10% of the school population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and 15% of students are from a non-English speaking background. Technology in the curriculum is a strong focus at the school and is well supported by the Bring Your Own Device program. To support this, the school has integrated Google Education into all learning activities. STEM initiatives are a feature of how the school collaborates across faculty areas and develops cross curricula programs to engage and challenge students in their learning. The school community has four core values: safe, respectful, aspirational, and learners. These values operate across all activities and programs at the school and are the basis for students' behaviour expectations and learning goals. The school has a collaborative and dynamic Support Faculty with seven classes that cater to the needs of students with autism.
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach English 7-12.
Ability to work as a collaborative member of the English faculty and contribute to designing, implementing, and evaluating quality teaching and learning programs and assessments.
Effective classroom management skills which promote an engaging and inclusive learning environment, fostering a culture of high expectations.
Well-developed interpersonal, communication and organisational skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, and parents.
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.