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About this job
Position Information
Brewongle Environmental Education Centre is one of 24 Environmental Education and Zoo Education Centres supported by the NSW Department of Education. The vision of Brewongle is to connect every learner to the natural world and inspire change for a sustainable future. Our school has no student enrolment and hosts about 10,000 students annually from other schools K-12 on day and camp programs. We are located on Dharug Country in the forest above Dyarubbin - the majestic Hawkesbury River at Sackville North, NSW. Visit our website for more information - https://brewongle-e.schools.nsw.gov.au/.
Brewongle EEC supports schools with curriculum, leadership and wellbeing implementation across a range of subjects with an emphasis on sustainability and environmental values. The successful applicant will receive full training in all our specialist programs and aspects of Brewongle operations. Applicants from primary and secondary school backgrounds are encouraged and will need a willingness to teach students K-12.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach infants and/or primary and/or Science and/or Geography and/or History.
- Demonstrated exemplary teaching practice.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver engaging and innovative quality education programs preferably with an emphasis on environmental and sustainability themes.
- A demonstrated ability to integrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into teaching and learning.
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
It is anticipated this position will commence term four 2024. Successful applicants will need a willingness to teach K-12 in an outdoor setting that includes bushwalking and kayaking.
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.