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About this job
Position Information
Armidale Secondary College (ASC) operates on a state-of-the-art campus in the regional city of Armidale, NSW. Armidale is a vibrant rural location surrounded by national parks and agricultural endeavours. Student enrolment is 1140 with 18% of students from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. 11% of students have EAL/D In the Strategic Improvement Plan, ASC has identified three critical areas for improvement; system-negotiated targets, student voice and high-challenge, high-support teaching and learning strategies.
The community is active in their support of the school through the P&C and local AECG. Armidale Secondary College works with our partner primary schools in a community of practice, to improve outcomes for all students and has close links with the University of New England as a Professional Experience Hub for preservice teachers with a focus on STEM. For further information on the school, please visit https://armidale-s.schools.nsw.gov.au/
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Food Technology (FTY) and Technology Mandatory (ITX Years 7-8).
- Approval to teach or willingness to undertake VHO Hospitality – Commercial Cookery and VHF Hospitality – Food and Beverage.
- Highly developed communication, interpersonal and organisational skills with proven ability to build positive and productive working relationships with students, staff, parents and the wider community.
- Demonstrated capacity to work as a collaborative member of the TAS faculty and contribute towards the development of faculty programs and resources.
- Demonstrated ability to implement innovative and engaging teaching strategies that create supportive and inclusive learning environments to improve educational outcomes for all students.
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
Successful applicants may be entitled to a Recruitment Bonus of $20,000 (Conditions Apply).
A Relocation Support Payment of $5,000 up to $8,000 will be available for eligible applicants.
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.