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About this job
Position Information
Francis Greenway High School is a growing, inclusive comprehensive secondary school located in the Hunter Valley, with a current enrolment of approximately 793 students. The school includes a Support Unit of 13 classes, along with an additional school-funded supported class staffed by a classroom teacher and Student Learning Support Officer to support students requiring enhanced assistance in their transition to high school. The student population is diverse, with 6% of students from an English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) background and 24% identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
The school demonstrates a strong commitment to culturally responsive practice and inclusive education. It works in close partnership with the Maitland Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) to provide authentic learning and cultural opportunities. Initiatives such as the Write it Right program support improved literacy outcomes for Aboriginal students, while the Junior AECG plays a key role in amplifying student voice and guiding connections with community, business and industry to strengthen educational and employment pathways.
Teaching and learning at the school is underpinned by explicit teaching practices, high expectations and a focus on reflective learning and feedback to drive continuous improvement. The school is committed to High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE), ensuring that students across all domains of potential—intellectual, creative, physical and social-emotional—are identified and supported, with particular attention given to students from equity groups. Students are also provided with a broad range of curricular and extracurricular opportunities across sport, science, the arts, culture and leadership.
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval and/or willingness to teach as a secondary generalist teacher, with demonstrated capacity to deliver effective, evidence informed teaching practice, including explicit instruction and differentiation.
Commitment to maintaining high expectations and positive classroom environments, using proactive classroom management and restorative practices to support student wellbeing and engagement.
Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal Education policies.
Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to contribute to faculty planning, whole school programs, and develop positive relationships with students, staff and the wider 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
This is an above centrally identified permanent position established through school funds. The successful candidate’s continued appointment to this position will be subject to the continuity of funding, the ongoing requirement of the position and the educational needs of the school. Should the funding or the requirement for the position cease, the teacher will receive nominated transfer status; please refer to the Staffing Procedure for the Teaching Service in NSW Public Schools for additional information. When accepting the position, the successful applicant will be indicating their acceptance of the terms and conditions attached to this appointment.
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, 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
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