Teacher Careers Advisor - Ingleburn High School

EducationHQ; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingleburn High School in Sydney's southwest invites applications for a Teacher Careers Advisor. The role focuses on delivering career education, NESA and VET programs, and supporting student transitions.

You will collaborate with the school community, external training providers, and agencies to create diverse learning opportunities for students, including those from EAL/D and low SES backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Approval to teach Careers or currently enrolled in the Careers Advisor qualification approved by the NSW Department of Education
• Demonstrated experience with data driven engagement and transition programs that provide diverse learning opportunities for students
• Proven capacity to create and deliver career, NESA and VET programs that cater for all students including those from EAL/D and low SES backgrounds
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate effectively with school community, key stakeholders, external agencies and training providers

Responsibilities

• Deliver career, NESA and VET programs to students and families.
• Collaborate with school community and external agencies to support transitions.
• Utilise data to inform engagement and program design for diverse learners.
• Support students including those from EAL/D and low SES backgrounds in career planning.

Skills

Data-driven engagement

Career guidance programs

Interpersonal communication

Collaboration with stakeholders

Education

Approved Careers Advisor qualification (NSW Department of Education)

Job description

Teacher Careers Advisor - Ingleburn High School

Ingleburn High School is a co-educational comprehensive high school in South Western Sydney which services the needs and aspirations of a diverse and growing multi-cultural urban population. The school enrolment is currently at 800, including 71 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 45% of the school population being from a Non English speaking background. The school’s support unit currently consists of 7 classes and will move to 9 in 2027.

The school is committed to continually improving effective classroom practices with staff professional learning being the key to ensuring this. This learning ensures that both literacy and numeracy levels can be enhanced through improved data analysis and used to support student learning. Ingleburn High School aims to provide broad-based educational experiences that are both relevant and challenging in collaborative classrooms. Students are always encouraged to take responsibility for their own academic and social and emotional learning, extending their own abilities and interests so that they can reach their potential and make valuable contributions toward Australian society.

The school continues to build a vibrant learning community focusing on student achievement and attainment, community connections, opportunity and quality teaching practices.

About this job

Position Information

Ingleburn High School is a co-educational comprehensive high school in South Western Sydney which services the needs and aspirations of a diverse and growing multi-cultural urban population. The school enrolment is currently at 800, including 71 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 45% of the school population being from a Non English speaking background. The school’s support unit currently consists of 7 classes and will move to 9 in 2027.

The school is committed to continually improving effective classroom practices with staff professional learning being the key to ensuring this. This learning ensures that both literacy and numeracy levels can be enhanced through improved data analysis and used to support student learning. Ingleburn High School aims to provide broad-based educational experiences that are both relevant and challenging in collaborative classrooms. Students are always encouraged to take responsibility for their own academic and social and emotional learning, extending their own abilities and interests so that they can reach their potential and make valuable contributions toward Australian society.

The school continues to build a vibrant learning community focusing on student achievement and attainment, community connections, opportunity and quality teaching practices.

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach Careers or currently enrolled in the Careers Advisor qualification approved by the NSW Department of Education
• Demonstrated experience with data driven engagement and transition programs that provide diverse learning opportunities for students
• Proven capacity to create and deliver career, NESA and VET programs that cater for all students including those from EAL/D and low SES backgrounds
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate effectively with school community, key stakeholders, external agencies and training providers

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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

Salary

For new or returning teachers with relevant prior professional experience, you can submit a Salary determination for classroom teachers application form to request a salary determination. Until the outcome of any such determination is confirmed, your salary offer will remain at Step 1 then be updated at a later date (typically a 1–2-week processing time post receipt of the form).