Teacher English - Inverell High School

Educationhq; Inverell; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Inverell High School seeks a driven teacher to join our rural, co-educational high school with 490 students. You will teach English 7-12 and History 7-10, fostering inclusive classrooms and high expectations while collaborating with colleagues across faculties.

Applicants should hold full NSW teaching approval and participate in ongoing professional learning to support student achievement and wellbeing in a diverse community.

Qualifications

• Approval to teach English 7-12 and willingness to teach History 7-10.
• Demonstrated ability to establish positive, inclusive and well-managed learning environments that maintain high expectations and respond effectively to diverse student needs.
• Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with colleagues, contribute to faculty and whole-school priorities, and engage in professional learning and reflective practice.

Skills

Inclusive teaching

Collaborative work

Professional learning

Education

Full teaching approval NSW Department of Education

Job description

Inverell High School is a rural, comprehensive, co-educational high school with an enrolment of 490 students. A significant number of our students are from a low SES background and 29.6% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders. Our school provides learning environments that cater for individual student learning needs, as well as opportunities that allow all students to develop to their full potential. We have a Support Unit including classes for mild, moderate and severe intellectual disabilities, as well as four multi-categorical classes. A strong and well-recognised culture of inclusion and achievement is supported by extensive wellbeing initiatives. The school ensures students have a balanced, well-rounded education with access to a diverse range of academic, sporting, creative and cultural opportunities. There is a strong tradition of student and parent participation, and the school maintains productive links with local businesses and organisations.

About this job

Position Information

Inverell High School is a rural, comprehensive, co-educational high school with an enrolment of 490 students. A significant number of our students are from a low SES background and 29.6% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders. Our school provides learning environments that cater for individual student learning needs, as well as opportunities that allow all students to develop to their full potential. We have a Support Unit including classes for mild, moderate and severe intellectual disabilities, as well as four multi-categorical classes. A strong and well-recognised culture of inclusion and achievement is supported by extensive wellbeing initiatives. The school ensures students have a balanced, well-rounded education with access to a diverse range of academic, sporting, creative and cultural opportunities. There is a strong tradition of student and parent participation, and the school maintains productive links with local businesses and organisations.

Specific Selection Criteria

1. Approval to teach English 7-12 and willingness to teach History 7-10.
2. Demonstrated ability to establish positive, inclusive and well-managed learning environments that maintain high expectations and respond effectively to diverse student needs.
3. Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with colleagues, contribute to faculty and whole-school priorities, and engage in professional learning and reflective practice.

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.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are availablehere.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

If you are new or returning to the Department of Education and have 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). For further details on this process, please see the Department’s policy here: Salary determination.

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