Teacher Careers - Casula High School

Educationhq; Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Casula High School in New South Wales is seeking a Careers Advisor to support students in planning post-school pathways. The role requires approval to teach Careers or enrollment in the Careers Advisor qualification approved by the NSW Department of Education, and strong interpersonal skills to work with the school community.

You will collaborate with wellbeing, secondary studies and attendance teams to engage diverse learners and guide them into meaningful transitions, with a focus on inclusive

Qualifications

• Approval to teach Careers or currently enrolled in the Careers Advisor qualification approved by the NSW Department of Education.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate effectively with the school community to guide and support students into meaningful post school pathways.
• Proven ability to work with the wellbeing, secondary studies and attendance teams to successfully engage and motivate students into transition programs that provide learning opportunities for a diverse range of students.

Skills

Approval to teach Careers

Interpersonal communication

Collaboration with wellbeing teams

Education

Careers Advisor qualification (NSW DoE approved)

Job description

Casula High School is a comprehensive, coeducational setting that has an enrolment of approximately 1250 students, including 3.6% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, 52.9% EAL/D, 3.3% refugee background and 78% students from a non-English speaking background. Casula High School has a Support Unit consisting of one mild intellectual disability class, two autism classes and one moderate intellectual disability class.

At Casula High School we nurture a supportive and inclusive community where students are motivated to excel in all areas of potential, intellectually, creatively, physically, socially and emotionally. We aim to build on the strong foundations long established at Casula High School and maintain our core student values of Safety, High Expectations, Achievement, Respect, and Prepared, promoting a culture of mutual respect, responsibility, and resilience.

Teaching and learning is at the forefront of all decisions and practices at Casula High School and clearly underpinned by the four pillars within our Casula CAPE (Curriculum, Assessment, Pedagogy and Engagement). This structure provides guidance to our whole school community both inside and outside of the classroom by ensuring the establishment of ongoing and sustained excellence in leading, learning and teaching practice.

About this job

Position Information

Casula High School is a comprehensive, coeducational setting that has an enrolment of approximately 1250 students, including 3.6% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, 52.9% EAL/D, 3.3% refugee background and 78% students from a non-English speaking background. Casula High School has a Support Unit consisting of one mild intellectual disability class, two autism classes and one moderate intellectual disability class.

At Casula High School we nurture a supportive and inclusive community where students are motivated to excel in all areas of potential, intellectually, creatively, physically, socially and emotionally. We aim to build on the strong foundations long established at Casula High School and maintain our core student values of Safety, High Expectations, Achievement, Respect, and Prepared, promoting a culture of mutual respect, responsibility, and resilience.

Teaching and learning is at the forefront of all decisions and practices at Casula High School and clearly underpinned by the four pillars within our Casula CAPE (Curriculum, Assessment, Pedagogy and Engagement). This structure provides guidance to our whole school community both inside and outside of the classroom by ensuring the establishment of ongoing and sustained excellence in leading, learning and teaching practice.

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach Careers or currently enrolled in the Careers Advisor qualification approved by the NSW Department of Education.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate effectively with the school community to guide and support students into meaningful post school pathways.
• Proven ability to work with the wellbeing, secondary studies and attendance teams to successfully engage and motivate students into transition programs that provide learning opportunities for a diverse range of students.

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. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

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