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About this job
Position Information
Established in 1927, Glen Innes High School is a comprehensive, co-educational secondary school (Years 7–12) located in the picturesque Northern Tablelands of NSW, on the traditional lands of the Ngarrabul People of the Gomaroi Nation. Serving approximately 460 students, with 19% identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, the school prides itself on a strong culture of support, inclusion, and community connection.
Glen Innes is a rural town situated at the crossroads of the New England and Gwydir Highways. Its economy is centred around sheep and cattle grazing, renewable energy, and tourism driven by local attractions including World Heritage-listed National Parks, the Australian Standing Stones, and popular annual events such as the Celtic Festival and Minerama.
The school fosters high expectations and a culture of excellence, with dedicated teaching staff offering extra tuition through initiatives like Night Library and mentoring outside of school hours. Glen Innes High School supports the development of the whole student through opportunities in leadership, academics, sport, drama, music, and the visual arts. A vibrant Student Representative Council and Prefect body serve as strong role models within the school community.
The Wellbeing Team includes a Wellbeing Nurse, School Counsellor, School Support Officer, and Year Advisors, and plays a pivotal role in ensuring that every student is known, valued, and cared for. This work is further strengthened by a highly effective Learning and Support Team, supported by dedicated paraprofessionals who work closely with students, staff, and families to ensure individual needs are met and every learner can experience success.
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. Capacity to provide specialist assistance to students in regular classes with additional learning and support needs and their teachers.
2. Knowledge and capacity to collaboratively plan, implement, monitor and evaluate personalised learning and support plans for students with a range of learning needs that support improved educational outcomes.
3.Highly developed interpersonal, administration, communication and organisational skills to build positive relationships with teachers, school support staff, students and parents.
Conditions
A Relocation Support Payment of $5,000 up to $8,000 will be available for eligible applicants.
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.
This advertisement qualifies for permanent part-time employment; therefore, applicants seeking either permanent full-time or permanent part-time work are encouraged to apply. Candidates must indicate their desired FTE (up to the maximum FTE of the advertised position) in their application prior to submission.
Please note:
• The FTE selection is final.
• No changes (increase or decrease) will be permitted at the point of offer if you are the recommended applicant.
• If no FTE is indicated, it will be assumed you are seeking the full FTE of the advertised role.
Recommended applicants seeking part-time employment will be appointed at their nominated FTE. Any remaining FTE may be offered to applicants on the eligibility list, who 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, 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
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.