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About this job
Position Information
Kingsgrove High School is a dynamic comprehensive high school with a coeducational enrolment of 700 students, including 85% of students from a background where English is an additional language or dialect. The school has a tradition of excellence and supports students in academic achievement, the arts, sport, student leadership, co-curricular activities and community service. The school offers a broad curriculum catering for all learners with emphasis on quality teaching, student engagement and academic achievement.
There are strong programs in language development for students who have come from Intensive English Centres, literacy and numeracy, information communication technology, student wellbeing and leadership. As well as a diverse curriculum, students enjoy a variety of performing and creative arts and vocational education programs. The school has a Support Unit, which is an integrated and highly valued part of the school community.
The school fosters and values strong, positive partnerships with parents and the wider community, all connected by the commitment to the school motto: Let your light shine! (Lumen Tuum Fulgat).
Specific Selection Criteria
· Approval to teach Technology Mandatory, Information and Software Technology, and Information Processes & Technology.
· Demonstrated capacity to design, deliver and assess quality differentiated teaching and learning programs which cater for the diverse learning needs of all students.
· Demonstrated ability to implement evidence-based teaching and classroom management strategies that create supportive and inclusive learning environments to improve educational outcomes for all students.
· Highly developed interpersonal, communication and organisational skills to build positive relationships with the students, staff, parents and the wider community.
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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