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About this job
Position Information
Coonabarabran High School is a comprehensive high school which includes a Support Unit with four classes, situated in North West New South Wales. It has an enrolment of 330 students. Approximately 27% of students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders. The school enjoys a long and proud tradition of excellent student outcomes in academic, sporting and cultural fields of endeavour. The school provides students with diverse and rich educational opportunities; both within and beyond the classroom. The students are positively encouraged and guided to extend themselves in a variety of fields, embracing the school motto 'Forever Dare'.
The school is characterised by its strong focus on quality teaching and as such has a genuine commitment to the professional development of staff to support continual improvement and growth in student learning outcomes.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Chemistry and willingness to teach Science and/or Physics.
- Demonstrated ability to implement quality teaching practice to engage and inspire students.
- Evidence of effective classroom management to promote a supportive and positive learning environment.
- Understanding and commitment to the NSW Department of Education’s Aboriginal Education Policy.
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
Successful applicants may be entitled to a Recruitment Bonus of $20,000 (Conditions Apply).
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.