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About this job
Position Information
Granville Boys High School has an enrolment of 781 students and is a partially selective secondary school for boys. Our culturally diverse school nurtures inclusivity, personal responsibility, and friendship with 98% of students coming from a language background other than English. The school motto is ‘Aiming for Excellence’ and has a strong academic focus that includes a Saturday tutoring program and an Award-winning Robotics program. GBHS has its own work skills programs which includes a Barber Shop and the Pulse Café. Community is very important and through our partnerships with universities, local businesses, and the wider community, we provide our boys with quality teaching and learning opportunities to prepare for life beyond school.
Specific Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach library (secondary) or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in Teacher Librarian qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education.
2. Proven experience in creating an engaging and inclusive environment that focuses on high expectations, innovative learning, positive classroom behaviour and wellbeing practices to enhance student learning.
3. Demonstrated ability to effectively manage a school library, including budget, technology and resource management.
4. High-level interpersonal and communication skills, shown through building positive relationships with students, parents, staff and the 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.
If applicable, engagement will be temporary until successful completion of the Teacher Library qualifications as recognised by the NSW Department of Education which must be completed within24 months.
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.