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About this job
Position Information
Mulwaree High School is the largest comprehensive secondary school in Goulburn with a support unit comprising 4
classes. Mulwaree High is located in a growth corridor of Goulburn supporting several new housing developments. The
student population is about 850 and has been stable over the past few years following a zone change. Approximately 9%
of students identify as having an Aboriginal background and 6% with a non-English speaking background.
Students, staff and the community are united in the values, respect, responsibility and opportunity.
The school has a positive culture and promotes students taking up opportunities to embrace and develop their talents.
Many students represent the school in sport at State level in a variety of areas as well as multiple music ensembles.
A comprehensive situational analysis has been conducted and included consultation with students, staff, parents, the
local AECG and the Multicultural Communities Group. Through this situational analysis, we have identified high level
improvement areas for focus over the next four years.
The school is committed to continually improving effective classroom practices underpinned by high impact professional
learning . This learning will ensure that both literacy and numeracy outcomes are enhanced through improved data
analysis and individualised and differentiated learning.
There is a focus on Higher School Certificate performance including staff professional learning around deeper
analysis and use of data to develop both individual and group support programs. Each faculty will develop ways of
deepening the knowledge base of their students.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Personal Development, Health & Physical Education (PDHPE)
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to contribute to faculty planning.
- Capacity to contribute to sport and extra-curricular activities in school including gala days, carnivals, and knockout competitions.
- Ability to use effective classroom management strategies to create a classroom environment that is engaging, inclusive and fosters a culture of high expectations
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.