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About this job
Position Information
Chester Hill High School (CHHS) is a comprehensive, co–educational secondary school situated in south-western Sydney and is part of the Auburn Schools Educational Network. The school encompasses an Intensive English Centre and one Inclusive Support Class. Chester Hill High School has a current student enrolment of 993 (840 mainstream, 153 IEC). The school is culturally diverse with 92% of students possessing a language background other than English. Chester Hill High School has 74 refugee or refugee–like students and a growing number of students with an Aboriginal background. The FOEI of the school is 169. All students are encouraged to achieve in an environment that provides academic challenge and artistic, cultural and sporting opportunities. Strong parental and community partnerships are a feature of the school. https://chesterhil-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach Technology Mandatory (7-8) and Food Technology. Approval, experience or willingness to teach other TAS subjects.
Demonstrated capacity to work as a collaborative member of the TAS faculty and contribute towards the development of programs and resources.
Evidence of effective classroom management to promote a supportive and positive learning environment
Demonstrated ability to lead an inclusive learning environment that caters for engagement and differentiation of abilities, including gifted and talented students and those from non-English speaking backgrounds.
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, 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
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