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About this job
Position Information
Jindabyne High School relocated to its new site in 2025, nestled on Ngarigo land at the base of the Snowy Mountains, two hours south of Canberra.
Home to approximately 300 students (with 3% identifying as Aboriginal), we foster equity, resilience, and a love of learning through collective efficacy and a commitment to personal best. Catering to a diverse student population, we place a strong emphasis on academics, sport, creative and performing arts, and technology—ensuring student needs, aspirations, and opportunities are met.
Our flexible and responsive Years 7–12 curriculum supports smooth transitions throughout schooling, with a focus on pathways to tertiary study, trades-based careers, and lifelong learning. High expectations, quality teaching, and comprehensive wellbeing support, drive innovative learning experiences that empower student success through our school values of respect, integrity and courage.
Our unique setting is a catalyst for our school motto, Rivers of Learning, Mountains of Opportunity, and enriches a range of specialised programs and extracurricular opportunities, enhanced by strong parent and community partnerships that connect students to broader perspectives and future possibilities.
Specific Selection Criteria
1. Approval to Teach Physics and 7-10 Science, with the ability to design and implement quality teaching and learning programs and assessment.
2. Demonstrated ability to differentiate the curriculum to meet the individual learning needs of students and focus on student growth.
3. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents.
4. Proven ability to use effective classroom management skills and wellbeing practices to create a classroom environment that is engaging, inclusive and fosters a culture of high expectations.
Conditions
A Relocation Support Payment of $5,000 up to $8,000 will be available for eligible applicants.
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 seeking either permanent full time or permanent part time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. If the recommended applicant is seeking permanent part time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.9 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE. Applicants on the eligibility list will be offered the remaining FTE but are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.
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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.
To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.