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About this job
Position Information
Grafton High School is a large comprehensive secondary school of almost 800 students, located on the traditional lands of the Bundjalung people on the North Coast of NSW. The school contains a support unit and is partially selective, with a selective class in Years 7 to 10. The school is the oldest public high school on the North Coast and has a long-standing reputation for academic, cultural and sporting achievement. 18% of our students identify as having an Aboriginal background and students participate in a wide range of cultural recognition and learning experiences focusing on local Bundjalung culture, language and dance. The school has forged strong community and industry links through a number of initiatives, and has a small but highly active P&C.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach students / and or experience in teaching students with a mild intellectual disability (secondary desirable), moderate intellectual disability (secondary desirable) and autism.
- Demonstrated ability to design and successfully implement effective and engaging teaching and learning programs across multiple key learning areas to cater to a diverse range of student abilities in support settings.
- Strong organisational and interpersonal skills and demonstrated capacity to build positive, collaborative relationships with staff, students, parents/ carers and external providers.
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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
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.
For technical support in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.