Teacher Geography - Googong High School (Prov)

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

Job summary

Googong High School invites applications for a Geography Teacher as part of our foundation Humanities faculty. The role includes teaching Geography while contributing to English, HSIE, CAPA, and school-wide curriculum projects, and helping build resources for quality teaching in a rapidly growing new school.

The successful candidate will work with a dynamic humanities team to set up curriculum design and student resources, aligned with our Learning Sciences approach.

Qualifications

• Approval to teach Geography and willingness to teach related subjects (Society & Culture/International Studies).
• Ability to plan, implement and reflect on quality teaching programs that support all students.

Responsibilities

• Establish a rich humanities program connecting Geography with other learning areas.
• Collaborate with humanities team to design curriculum and select resources.
• Engage with external providers to strengthen curriculum offerings.

Skills

Teaching excellence

Curriculum planning

Interpersonal skills

Education

Full approval to teach NSW Geography

Job description

Teacher Geography - Googong High School (Prov)

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.

Specific Selection Criteria

• 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.

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.