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About this job
Position Information
Westfields Sports High School (1450 students, including 71 Aboriginal enrolments and 67% of the students from language backgrounds other than English) includes a special intake of talented sportspersons. The school is committed to providing each student with the educational opportunities and quality resources essential for the achievement of personal excellence in scholarship, citizenship, sport and the arts. The school values innovative curriculum programs, differentiated learning, the creative implementation of technology in teaching and learning as well as accelerated programs for talented students. Westfields Sports is committed to providing each student with a supportive learning environment where they can achieve their best in all areas of their learning. In 2025 Westfields Sports will open a 3 class support unit catering for students with Autism.
Specific Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach special education and /or experience teaching students with Autism.
2. Quality classroom practice and highly developed management skills which enhance student engagement through enrichment, differentiated and individualised learning programs
3. Ability to be a positive member of the Diverse Learning Faculty as well as an effective team member of the school
4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills and demonstrated capacity to build positive relationships with staff, students, parents/ carers and external stake holders.
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
This advertisement is for two classroom teacher positions.
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.