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About this job
Position Information
Nyngan High School (NHS) is a comprehensive high school in remote/rural NSW. We respectfully acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we provide education, the Wongaibon nation. The school has an enrolment of 150–160 students each year, approximately 70 of whom identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The school receives equity funding to support educational and developmental opportunities for students from a diverse range of backgrounds and learning needs and provides outstanding facilities in all learning spaces. Language classes deliver the local Ngiyampaa language to all Stage 4 students. Aboriginal perspectives are known, valued, and integrated into multiple facets of the school community, such as the Acknowledgment of Country, NAIDOC activities, and visibility of customs and practices across the school site.
Positive partnerships exist between the school and its four partner schools – Nyngan Public School, Hermidale Public School, Girilambone Public School and St Joseph's Primary School. A highly effective Transition Program assists Year 6 students in their progression to high school.
The school works in close partnership with its community and is actively supported by both the Nyngan High School Parents and Citizens Association and the Nyngan Local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group. Strong connections also exist with business and interagency partners of the school.
The school is committed to developing students who are versatile and resilient. Students are offered a broad curriculum choice in Stage 6 promoting academic, industry, creative, technological and interest-based pathways. Two Multi Categorical Student Support Unit classes integrate students within a broad culture of learning across the school.
Specific Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach English 7-10, English 11-12.
2. Ability to work as a collaborative member of the English faculty and contribute to designing, implementing, and evaluating quality teaching and learning programs with embedded Aboriginal perspectives.
3. Effective classroom management skills which promote an engaging and inclusive learning environment, fostering a culture of high expectations for all students.
4. Demonstrated commitment to improving educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in a positive and culturally inclusive learning environment.
5. Highly developed communication skills with the ability to establish positive, respectful relationships with students, staff and families.
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
The successful applicant may be eligible to receive a one-off recruitment payment of $20,000. (Conditions apply).
A Relocation support payment of $5,000 up to $8,000 will be available for eligible applicants.
Nyngan High School is a 6-point school and as such attracts additional incentives. Please refer to:
https://education.nsw.gov.au/teach-nsw/find-teaching-jobs/choose-rural/benefits-and-incentives/how-the-benefits-work
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.