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About this job
Position Information
Narromine High School is a school in Western NSW consisting of around 240 students with a 72% Aboriginal student enrolment. Students enrolled at Narromine High School come from a broad range of socio-economic backgrounds. Through quality teaching, Narromine High School seeks to prepare students to fulfil their potential and pursue excellence in all fields of endeavour. We value culture and positive self-worth to empower students to lead purposeful lives, contributing to local and global communities. We strive to provide a holistic and inclusive education for all learners, fostering resilience and creating respectful and responsible learners. Narromine High School prides itself on providing students with a range of opportunities in areas such as Agriculture, Sport, Careers, Music, Public Speaking and many more. We are committed to developing a deeper understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture as a path to reconciliation and a positive future which is further supported through the inclusion of the Clontarf and NASCA programs within our school. Student wellbeing is a priority at Narromine High School, which is evident with the operation of our Wellbeing HUB that works closely with Allied Health Services and provides a space for these meetings.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
- Demonstrated high levels of communication and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with students, teachers, parents and the wider school community
- Demonstrated ability and commitment to building positive relationships with students to support their wellbeing and create a positive and safe learning environment.
- Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policies
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.