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About this job
Position Information
Moorebank High School is a dynamic partially selective and comprehensive high school situated in southwest Sydney. The school has 1024 students with 1% of students from an Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander background and 78% of students from a language background other than English. In 2021 Moorebank High School established a support unit with three autism support classes. The school is committed to extending its students through excellence in teaching and learning and collaboration with its partner primary schools and other comprehensive and selective high schools. Moorebank High School offers students and teachers opportunities for leadership and quality learning, and has a proud record of academic, sporting and cultural achievements. The school continues to refine a broad and differentiated curriculum, progressive welfare practices, and quality professional learning to ensure excellence in student learning outcomes in the middle and later years of school. The school's priorities for the next two years include: growth and attainment; effective classroom practice and community excellence, supported through innovation in areas such as; whole school student engagement programs, the arts, quality mentoring, enhanced student leadership and student voice opportunities, and an emerging and deepening focus on building student resilience via the school's guiding principle Positive Relationships Positive Outcomes (PRPO).
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach Library (Secondary) or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in Library (Secondary) qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education.
Demonstrated skills in effectively managing a school library that fosters innovation including the use of technology to assist students in accessing, evaluating and synthesising information for individual and whole school programs.
Demonstrated ability and willingness to create a library environment that is supportive and conducive to encouraging students to develop a love of reading, effective research skills, and study routines.
Highly developed interpersonal skills with a proven ability to work collaboratively within a team to support the delivery of high-quality teaching and learning programs in the library and across the school.
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 Librarian qualifications as recognised by the NSW Department of Education which must be completed within 24 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, 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
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