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About this job
Position Information
Quakers Hill High School is a comprehensive 7-12 public school, which forms part of the Nirimba Collegiate, located on Darug land in the north-west of Sydney. The 2026 enrolment is approximately 980 students, a 13% gain since 2024.
Students benefit from comprehensive learning and support structures, including classes for High Potential and Gifted students. In Years 11-12, access to courses at different collegiate schools expands curriculum choice for students. The school has a Support Unit, providing three multi-categorical classes and two classes for students with autism spectrum disorder.
There are 55 students enrolled who are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Approximately 32% of students are from a language background other than English, most of whom have spent more than 7 years enrolled in Australian schools.
Learning is underpinned by the SMART Code, which supports all students to be Safe, Motivated, Academic, Respectful and Tolerant. This is the main expression of the school's commitment to Positive Behaviour for Learning. Students take part in SMART lessons to enhance engagement and achievement across the curriculum.
Specific Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach students with learning and support needs (secondary) and/or experience teaching students with learning and support needs (secondary) in regular classes.
2. Capacity to provide specialist assistance to students in regular classes with additional learning and support needs and their teachers.
3. Demonstrated ability to provide targeted support in literacy, numeracy and/or behaviour through the planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based interventions and differentiated learning strategies.
4. Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively and consultatively as a member of the Learning and Support Team and broader school community, including the ability to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate personalised learning adjustments in partnership with teachers, students and parents/carers.
The role description for the Learning and Support Teacher may be accessed at: https://education.nsw.gov.au/schooling/parents-and-carers/inclusive-learning-support/resources/roles-and-responsibilities
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.
Part Time positions: This is a permanent part time position for (number of days e.g 3 days per week) 0.6FTE (Full-time equivalent).
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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.
To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.