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About this job
Position Information
Gledswood Hills High School is the new high school supporting the communities of Gregory Hills and Gledswood Hills. In 2026, the school supports approximately 250 Year 7 and 8 students. The new school build is expected to be open in Term 1, 2027 with Year 7, 8 and 9 students, and an additional year group will be added annually. The first HSC cohort will be 2030, and it is anticipated that a supported learning unit will be at the school when the school moves to the permanent site.
The school will have close links with Gregory Hills Public School and Gledswood Hills Public School, as partner schools.
This teacher position will be for a Learning and Support Teacher (Secondary). The teacher will be responsible for providing specialist assistance to students in regular classes with additional learning and support needs. In addition, the role will require the successful candidate to collaboratively plan, implement, monitor and evaluate personalised learning and support for students with a range of learning needs.
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. Demonstrated capacity to provide targeted support to students in mainstream classes, while supporting teachers to implement inclusive practices.
3.Knowledge and capacity to collaboratively plan, implement, monitor and evaluate personalised learning and support for students with a range of learning needs that lead to improved learning and wellbeing outcomes.
4.Highly developed interpersonal, administrative, communication and organisational skills to build positive relationships with teachers, school support staff, students 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
This is a permanent part-time position for 3 days per week 0.6 FTE (Full-time equivalent).
The roles and responsibilities for the Learning and Support can be found here.
"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 procedure webpage.
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 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.