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About this job
Position Information
Tamworth High School is an inclusive centre of innovation, creativity and excellence. Tamworth High School is a comprehensive co-educational high school of approximately 680 students (approx. 42% Indigenous), located in a large regional city, serving students from schools in south and west Tamworth, and the outlying rural communities. It provides quality education for students from a large cross-section of the community, including children from urban and rural environments, and from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds. The school has developed a very successful Partner School Program that supports collaboration with local public schools to strengthen transition and professional learning programs.
Tamworth High School prides itself on providing a diverse range of educational opportunities for individual student success. A mix of experienced staff and enthusiastic early career teachers develops positive relationships with our student and parent body. The Parents and Citizens Association is actively committed to continued improvements via financial support and in an advisory capacity. Find out more on the school website, at http://www.tamworth-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Mathematics Years 7-10 and Approval to teach Mathematics Years 11-12
- Ability to work collaboratively with a highly qualified and motivated staff and contribute as a team member in engaging and developing with the school community.
- Demonstrated ability to differentiate the curriculum to meet the learning needs of a diverse student body.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students, school staff and community members.
- Knowledge of the cultural and educational needs of Aboriginal students and a commitment to improving their educational outcomes.
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 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.