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About this job
Position Information
Melonba High School is a new site located in the suburb of Melonba near Marsden Park. It opened to Year 7 and 8 in 2024 and will grow to include Year 7, 8 and 9 cohorts in 2025 with an anticipated enrolment of 650 students. It is expected to experience rapid growth enrolment in the first 5 years of operation. When completed, the school will have capacity for 2000 students. The school will incorporate an innovative and future focused educational model, reflective of agile teaching and learning areas while also supporting the welfare needs of students. Explicit Teaching at Melonba High School is underpinned by a concerted focus on Learning Intentions/Success Criteria, Formative Assessment and Differentiated learning.
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach Commerce and Business Studies. Willingness to teach History 7-10 and Geography 7-10
Effective classroom management skills which promote an engaging and inclusive learning environment, fostering a culture of high expectations for all students.
Capacity to work as a collaborative member of the HSIE faculty and school community, including the design and development of programs and assessment tasks, as well as whole-school initiatives.
Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain positive working 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
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