Teacher Creative Arts - Riverstone High School

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

Job summary

Riverstone High School invites applications for a Teacher Creative Arts. The successful candidate will hold unconditional approval to teach Visual Arts/Visual Design and will deliver inclusive, differentiated learning to a diverse student cohort in Years 7–12.

You will collaborate with the Arts faculty to organise exhibitions, showcases and CAPA activities, support EAL/D students, and contribute to whole-school programs. NSW Department of Education guidance will underpin practice.

Qualifications

• Approval to teach Visual Arts/Visual Design.
• Proven ability to deliver differentiated, explicit learning in an inclusive environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for collaboration and programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead exhibitions, showcases and CAPA activities in the faculty.
• Collaborate with faculty and whole-school programs to engage diverse learners.
• Support inclusive education and student engagement across Years 7–12.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Inclusive teaching

Differentiated instruction

Education

Approval to teach Visual Arts/Visual Design

Job description

Teacher Creative Arts - Riverstone High School

Riverstone High School (RHS) is a vibrant and inclusive co-educational school located on Dharug land. The school serves a culturally and linguistically diverse community of approx. 800 students, with 45% from a language background other than English, 25% requiring support for EAL/D, and 11% identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The school delivers a broad and dynamic curriculum from Years 7 to 12. Stage 6 students benefit from a wide range of subjects, including Vocational Education pathways, as well as access through Nirimba Collegiate, which expand their academic and career opportunities. RHS offers a well-balanced, holistic curriculum alongside a strong commitment to inclusive education through its Inclusive Education Unit. With a dedicated team of approximately 90 staff members, RHS is experiencing exciting growth, reflecting the residential developments in the North-West Growth Area.

About this job

Riverstone High School (RHS) is a vibrant and inclusive co-educational school located on Dharug land. The school serves a culturally and linguistically diverse community of approx. 800 students, with 45% from a language background other than English, 25% requiring support for EAL/D, and 11% identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The school delivers a broad and dynamic curriculum from Years 7 to 12. Stage 6 students benefit from a wide range of subjects, including Vocational Education pathways, as well as access through Nirimba Collegiate, which expand their academic and career opportunities. RHS offers a well-balanced, holistic curriculum alongside a strong commitment to inclusive education through its Inclusive Education Unit. With a dedicated team of approximately 90 staff members, RHS is experiencing exciting growth, reflecting the residential developments in the North-West Growth Area.

Specific Selection Criteria

1. Approval to teach Visual Arts/Visual Design.

2. Proven ability to deliver differentiated, explicit learning in a positive, inclusive environment that promotes student engagement, growth, safety, and inspires diverse learners.

3. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate and contribute to faculty and whole school programs, including exhibitions, showcases, and extra-curricular CAPA activities.

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.