Teacher English as an Additional Language or dialect - Cecil Hills High School

Educationhq; Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cecil Hills High School, a comprehensive coeducational high school in south-west Sydney, is seeking an English as an Additional Language or Dialect teacher. The role involves supporting a large cohort of students from diverse linguistic backgrounds and contributing to an inclusive culture with strong student wellbeing and academic outcomes.

Applicants should hold NSW DoE approved EAL/D qualifications or be in the process of obtaining them, and demonstrate excellent communication to engage

Qualifications

• Approval to teach English as an additional language/dialect or currently undertaking NSW DoE approved EAL/D qualifications.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with students, staff and the school community.
• Ability to develop and implement high quality EAL/D programs for diverse learners.

Skills

EAL/D teaching

Collaborative teaching

Differentiated instruction

Education

NSW DoE approved EAL/D qualification

Job description

Teacher English as an Additional Language or dialect - Cecil Hills High School

Cecil Hills High School is a comprehensive coeducational high school in a growth area of south–west Sydney. The student enrolment of over 1300 students (Year 7 to Year 12) includes 85% of students from a non–English speaking background. The school has 1% of students who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The school proudly has a support unit consisting of seven classes. The main languages spoken at home are Vietnamese, Arabic and Serbian. The school is experiencing significant enrolment growth, and this is expected to continue into the future. The proposed Western Sydney Airport is in the school's drawing area and will provide significant employment and training links when constructed.

The school has an outstanding reputation for quality teaching and learning, which fosters a productive learning environment, with a history of academic success and high expectations in all curriculum areas. The school has a highly committed staff and an environment where academic success and student wellbeing are at the forefront of decision–making. School website: https://cecilhills-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/

About this job

Position Information: Cecil Hills High School is a comprehensive coeducational high school in a growth area of south–west Sydney. The student enrolment of over 1300 students (Year 7 to Year 12) includes 85% of students from a non–English speaking background. The school has 1% of students who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The school proudly has a support unit consisting of seven classes. The main languages spoken at home are Vietnamese, Arabic and Serbian. The school is experiencing significant enrolment growth, and this is expected to continue into the future. The proposed Western Sydney Airport is in the school's drawing area and will provide significant employment and training links when constructed. The school has an outstanding reputation for quality teaching and learning, with a history of academic success and high expectations in all curriculum areas. The school has a highly committed staff and an environment where academic success and student wellbeing are at the forefront of decision–making. School website: https://cecilhills-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach English as an additional language/ dialect or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in EAL/D qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to actively collaborate with students, staff and the wider school community to build positive relationships that support student outcomes and promote an inclusive school culture
• Demonstrated ability to teach, develop and implement high quality, engaging and differentiated teaching and learning EALD programs and resources to maximise learning outcomes for students from diverse cultural backgrounds in the classroom.
• Demonstrated capacity to track student growth using the ACARA EAL/D Learning Progressions, and to contribute meaningfully to whole‑school data collection and reporting practices.

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.

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.