Teacher Language - Leeton High School

Educationhq; Leeton; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeton High School in Leeton, NSW, is seeking an approved or eligible teacher to deliver Italian and/or another language to a diverse student body of around 460 students, including 19% Aboriginal heritage. The school emphasises differentiated teaching, collaborative practice, and a strong arts, sporting and vocational program within a Positive Behaviour for Learning framework.

Applicants should have full teaching approval or begin NSW Dept of Education processes; WWCC details are part of the

Qualifications

• Approved or willing to teach Italian and/or another language.
• Ability to deliver engaging, differentiated teaching for diverse learners.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate within the faculty.

Skills

Teach Italian

Differentiated instruction

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Leeton High School has an enrolment of 460 students with 19% of the student population being of Aboriginal heritage. The school has also experienced a steady increase in EAL/D enrolments in recent years.

Located on Wiradjuri land, Leeton High School is well-resourced, set on attractive and spacious grounds and offers a diverse curriculum to meet the needs of students to prepare them for a productive and successful future. The school takes great pride in delivering a variety of academic, sporting, cultural and vocational opportunities and boasts excellent creative and performing arts programs available to all students. Leeton High School is a Positive Behaviour for Learning school promoting the core values of being respectful, responsible, learners.

The school’s Strategic Excellence Plan evidences a collective commitment to improving student growth and attainment, quality teacher practice and collaboration and a renewed drive to enrichlearning and wellbeing for greater engagement and success.

Leeton High School values and works to strengthen collaborative partnerships with our school community as a proud member of the Leeton Community of Public Schools.

For more information about our school please visit our website: www.leeton-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

About this job

Position Information

Leeton High School has an enrolment of 460 students with 19% of the student population being of Aboriginal heritage. The school has also experienced a steady increase in EAL/D enrolments in recent years.

Located on Wiradjuri land, Leeton High School is well-resourced, set on attractive and spacious grounds and offers a diverse curriculum to meet the needs of students to prepare them for a productive and successful future. The school takes great pride in delivering a variety of academic, sporting, cultural and vocational opportunities and boasts excellent creative and performing arts programs available to all students. Leeton High School is a Positive Behaviour for Learning school promoting the core values of being respectful, responsible, learners.

The school’s Strategic Excellence Plan evidences a collective commitment to improving student growth and attainment, quality teacher practice and collaboration and a renewed drive to enrichlearning and wellbeing for greater engagement and success.

Leeton High School values and works to strengthen collaborative partnerships with our school community as a proud member of the Leeton Community of Public Schools.

For more information about our school please visit our website: www.leeton-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approved or willing to teach Italian and/or approved or willing to teach any language (other than English').
• Capacity to deliver effective, engaging and differentiated teaching programs to meet a diverse range of student learning needs.
• Excellent interpersonal skills demonstrating a proven ability to work collaborativelyand effectively within the faculty and across the school for continuous improvement.

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.

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

Special Notes

This advertisement qualifies for permanent part-time employment; therefore, applicants seeking either permanent full-time or permanent part-time work are encouraged to apply. Candidates must indicate their desired FTE (up to the maximum FTE of the advertised position) in their application prior to submission.

Please note:

• The FTE selection is final.
• No changes (increase or decrease) will be permitted at the point of offer if you are the recommended applicant
• If no FTE is indicated, it will be assumed you are seeking the full FTE of the advertised role.

Recommended applicants seeking part-time employment will be appointed at their nominated FTE. Any remaining FTE may be offered to applicants on the eligibility list, who are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.

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.