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About this job
Position Information
At Blacktown Girls High School students are empowered to learn to their fullest potential in an environment in which everyone is known, valued and respected. The community shares a commitment to continuous improvement and our students have a strong foundation in literacy and numeracy. Students develop deep content knowledge and critical thinking skills which empower them to meet current and future challenges. Our students develop social awareness, civic responsibility, and personal growth to become informed citizens in a rapidly changing global community.
The BGHS community embraces the school motto, The School That Makes a Difference, we continue to celebrate cultural diversity and value our contribution to the broader world. The school has an enrolment of 1080 students, made up of 2.3% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 89% of students with a Language Background Other Than English. Equity programs to support students from a Language Background Other Than English and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are delivered by staff and external agencies. We have also fostered strong partnerships with universities, businesses and community groups and have established strong industry connections.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Business Studies and Commerce.
- Demonstrated capacity to provide engaging and challenging differentiated lessons and programs to cater for student diversity, including high potential and gifted students and students with additional learning needs.
- Proven ability to engage in data-driven and reflective practices that demonstrate student growth and lead to improved student performance in the Humanities.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work in a collaborative faculty, supporting whole school initiatives and developing positive relationships with all members of the school 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
Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
Applicants seeking either permanent full time or permanent part time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. If the recommended applicant is seeking permanent part time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.9 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE. Applicants on the eligibility list will be offered the remaining FTE but are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.
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.