Teacher Visual Art / Photography & Digital Media / Visual Design - Orara High School

Permanent full-time job at Orara High School (Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B819
Closing date April 15, 2026, 2 a.m. (AEST)
Location Joyce St, Coffs Harbour 2450 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Angela Heath
0435 724 661

About this job

Position Information
Orara High School is a vibrant place of learning for over 890 students located in Coffs Harbour, Mid-North Coast, NSW. The school acknowledges that we learn and work together each day on the land of the Gumbaynggirr people. 
The school is proud of the rich cultural diversity among its student body, our staff, and the school community. More than thirty languages can be heard spoken among our students, with over 20% of students having a language background other than English and over 20% of students are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.
The school community has high expectations of the school to deliver culturally relevant and respectful learning experiences and to be a place of learning that will lead all students regardless of their background, to future careers full of challenge and opportunity. Students with additional learning and behaviour needs are catered for within our Inclusive Education Unit across seven learning spaces. 
Specific Selection Criteria
  1. Approval to teach Visual Arts and a willingness to teach Visual Design and Photography and Digital Media. 
  2. Ability to implement evidence-based teaching practices to engage and develop students with a wide range of abilities.
  3. Ability to work as a collaborative member of the CAPA faculty, contributing to programming assessment and resource development.
  4. Highly developed interpersonal skills with the capacity and willingness to contribute to whole school and extracurricular programs. 
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

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here. 

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

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