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About this job
Position Information
Orange High School has proudly provided high quality learning experiences to students in Central Western NSW for over 100 years. Today, we educate up to 1000 students, 13% of which are Aboriginal, from within the regional city of Orange and its rural surroundings on Wiradjuri country. The foundation of our school community is based on honouring the past with respected traditions while creating the future. Our school provides comprehensive secondary education underpinned by the motto: whatever we do, we do to the best of our ability. Aboriginal heritage and culture are present in our school and make our lives richer. We acknowledge and celebrate the contributions that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make to our school culture while honouring their contributions to our school's proud history. Authentic respect for culture equips students with the skills and experiences to succeed and positively contribute to the Orange High Family and the world beyond the school. Our teachers are invested in our student's success. Staff work collaboratively to ensure every student is engaged through careful evaluation of student data and community feedback. Teachers have the opportunity to guide students in discovering their talents and reminding our youth that they have the ability to make change. Our educators continually review and reform their teaching strategies with the aim of improving our external results in NAPLAN and the HSC by using evidence-based best practice to enhance academic outcomes.
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with autism, mild intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, challenging behaviour, emotional disturbance, and mental health with a knowledge of trauma informed teaching practice.
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to work with a collaborative team, building positive, inclusive, trusting relationships with students, parents, staff, external agencies and the wider community.
Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and evaluate quality Individual Education Plans that support the academic, behavioural, social and wellbeing needs of students.
Capacity and commitment to work in partnership with Aboriginal students and families to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal students and a demonstrated awareness of Department of Education Aboriginal Education Policies.
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.