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About this job
Position Information
Hawkesbury High School is a comprehensive, co-educational high school, located in a semi-rural setting in the Hawkesbury District in Northwest Metropolitan Sydney. The school has 450 students in Years 7 – 12, including 11% Aboriginal students. The school has strong connections with the local community and is supported by a proactive and engaged parent body. The school has a strong focus on academic, vocational and wellbeing programs and it enjoys a strong and sustainable learning partnership with local primary schools. The successful applicant will work with an enthusiastic executive team, supportive staff and an engaged learning community that supports the social and academic development of all students.
From 2026 the focus of Hawkesbury High School's library is to become a central learning hub, supporting small group tutoring & HPGE student driven learning.
Further information about the new school can be found at: https://hawkesbury-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/
Specific Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach Library (Secondary)
2. Demonstrated ability to manage a school library serving as a dynamic learning hub, effectively handling digital resources and supporting diverse learning activities from small group tutoring to High Potential Gifted Education (HPGE) independent projects.
3. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration with teachers across all subject areas to support a variety of whole achool and enrichment activities.
4. Knowledge of and commitment to the department's Aboriginal education policy.
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, 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.