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About this job
Position Information
Cootamundra High School (CHS) is a rural comprehensive high school that services Cootamundra and the surrounding rural community. CHS has a student population of 220, which includes three multi categorical classes that are fully immersed in mainstream curriculum and experiences. The school has 13% First Nations students and proudly stands on Gudhamangdhuray Wiradjuri land.
At Cootamundra High School we believe that every student should be challenged to learn and continually improve in a respectful, inclusive and high expectation environment. Together, with all stakeholders we collaboratively empower our students to become adaptable, connected, resilient and self-directed learners who make a successful transition from school to future pathways.
Our core values are Respect, Responsibility and Excellence. Our mantra is Teachers Teach, Students Learn and Be Kind. Our inclusive Enrichment Studio, Aboriginal Hub and Sensory Gym along with access to agencies and community partners enable our students to connect, succeed and thrive at school. The Resilience Project, modelling Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence is positively influencing our student’s behaviour, actions and attitudes.
Students are offered a wide range of courses across all years, including Vocational Education and Training courses at TAFE. CHS students continually experience success in the HSC and have access to a wide and varied extra–curricular suite of programs. CHS staff is comprised of a balance of experienced long–term teachers with younger and new scheme teachers now an integral part of the framework of our school.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Mathematics (Year 7-10) and Mathematics (Year 11-12)
- Demonstrated ability to create and deliver engaging teaching programs that integrate technology, literacy and numeracy into daily teaching practice.
- Evidence of effective classroom management to promote a supportive and positive learning environment.
- Well developed interpersonal, communication and organisational skills to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents and community.
Conditions
The successful applicant may be eligible to receive a one-off recruitment payment of $20,000. (Conditions apply)
A relocation support package 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.
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.