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About this job
Position Information
Hurlstone Agricultural High School has an enrolment of 964 students, including 4 Aboriginal students and 1 Torres Strait Islander student and 219 English as an additional language or dialect language students (EAL/D). Hurlstone Agricultural High School is the only NSW Government that is fully selective, coeducational, agricultural, and boarding high school. It is located in Glenfield, 36 km south west of the Sydney central business district. The school nurtures the whole child in an inclusive environment where high potential and gifted learners are known, valued and cared for. Student voice is active and dynamic. Students give back to the community in numerous ways including extensive extra-curricular programs in the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA), Sports, Agricultural, Student Representative Council (SRC), Interact, Student Union, Enviro Club, debating, Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA), Solar Car, mentoring and other leadership development programs highlighted by an exceptional student leadership body. The school is strongly supported by an engaged and active Parents and Citizens' Association, Boarder Parent Welfare and alumni network.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Technology Mandatory 7-8, Engineering Studies (Stage 6), Design and Technology (Stage 6). Willingness to teach Computer Technology (Stage 5) and Industrial Technology Timber (Stage 5).
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication and organisational skills with the ability to work as a collaborative member of the TAS faculty and a demonstrated ability to actively manage resources.
- Proven effective interpersonal skills that promote and develop positive, respectful relationships with students, parents and colleagues whilst maintaining high expectations.
- Demonstrated ability to create an inclusive learning environment that caters for engagement and differentiation of abilities, including HPGE students and those from non-English speaking background.
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.