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

NSW Department of Education; Sydney; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cecil Hills High School in south-west Sydney invites applications for a qualified English as an Additional Language/Dialect (EAL/D) teacher. The role demands delivering high-quality, differentiated EAL/D programs to a diverse student cohort and contributing to a positive, inclusive school culture with strong learning outcomes.

You will collaborate with staff, track student growth using ACARA EAL/D progressions, and support whole-school data collection and reporting. WWCC clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Approved to teach EAL/D or currently undertaking approved EAL/D qualifications.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with students, staff and the wider school community.
• Demonstrated ability to teach and implement high-quality EAL/D programs for diverse learners.

Skills

Communication & collaboration

Differentiated instruction

Data-informed teaching

Education

Qualified teacher with NSW EAL/D approval (or actively enrolled in approved EAL/D qualifications)

Job description

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/

• 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.

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.