Teacher Geography - Googong High School (Prov)

NSW Department of Education; Googong; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Googong High School, opening to year 7 and 8 in 2027, seeks a Geography teacher to join its foundation Humanities faculty. You will help establish a rich humanities program, collaborate on curriculum design, select student resources, and foster a culture of quality teaching across English, HSIE, CAPA, and library.

The role emphasizes building connections across learning, contributing to school initiatives, and operating within a modern, research-informed learning environment.

Qualifications

• Approval to teach Geography required and WWCC clearance noted.
• Strong teaching and planning abilities to support quality programs.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to engage students and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Teach Geography as part of foundation Humanities faculty.
• Contribute to curriculum design and resource selection for the school.
• Support whole-school curriculum projects and cross-curricular connections.

Skills

Strong teaching skills

Curriculum planning

Interpersonal communication

Collaboration within humanities team

Education

Approval to teach Geography

Job description

Googong High School will open to year 7 and 8 students in 2027. Situated in the Queanbeyan Network on Ngambri and Ngunnawal Country, the school serves a rapidly growing, highly engaged and aspirational community, with the potential for the school to expand to cater for approximately 2000 students. The school benefits from being in the beautiful Googong township, a master planned community with a focus on livability, with close access to Canberra and Queanbeyan. The school’s new facilities are state of the art and designed to support quality teaching and learning for all students. The successful applicant will form part of our foundation Humanities faculty. This faculty will encompass English, HSIE, CAPA, library and have carriage of some of our whole school curriculum projects. Whilst this role is for teaching Geography, successful applicants will take a key role in being part of larger school initiatives. The successful applicant for this Geography Teacher position will have the opportunity to establish a rich humanities program that allows students to make authentic connections across their learning. They will work as part of a dynamic humanities team in setting up the school’s curriculum design, choosing student resources and building a culture of quality teaching in a rapidly growing school. Googong High School is being designed around an exciting and innovative curriculum structure that is founded in Learning Sciences. As a new school with the opportunity to establish a dynamic and contemporary culture, the school is building a learning design that reflects a broad research base in effective and modern teaching practices. This includes a whole school skills framework (RECONI). In the absence of a school plan, interested applicants are encouraged to visit the school’s website at https://googong-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/ and look carefully at the information regarding the school’s innovative approach to curriculum.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Approval to teach Geography. Willingness to teach Society & Culture/International Studies
• Strong teaching skills with the ability to plan, implement and reflect on quality teaching programs that support all students with their learning.
• Exemplary personal, interpersonal and communication skills, with the proven ability to build relationships with external providers to strengthen a school’s curriculum offerings. 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. 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. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage. 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.