Teacher Learning and Support - Ambarvale High School

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

Job summary

Ambarvale High School in Rosemeadow is seeking a Teacher Learning and Support to work with students with learning and support needs, integrating inclusive practices into regular classes. You will collaborate with teachers to implement targeted interventions, monitor progress, and contribute to a whole-school approach to student engagement and achievement.

The role emphasises using diagnostic data to tailor learning pathways, and building individualized learning plans that improve outcomes for

Qualifications

• Full NSW Department of Education teaching approval (secondary).
• Ability to support students with learning and support needs in regular classes.
• Knowledge of inclusive education principles and differentiated pedagogy.
• Ability to design, implement and monitor individual learning plans.

Skills

Inclusive education

Differentiated pedagogy

Intervention approaches

Data-driven decisions

Job description

Teacher Learning and Support - Ambarvale High School

Ambarvale High School is located in Rosemeadow on the southern tip of the Campbelltown area and is part of the Camden network of schools. We currently have 852 students, which includes 58 students in our Support Unit. 27% of students identify as coming from a non-English speaking background and 14.4% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. We have approximately 69 teaching staff in our established staff, with additional staff purchased by the school to ensure the effective implementation of a range of educational programs and initiatives. Our staff includes an Executive Leadership Team made up of 15 leaders (11 Head Teachers, 3 Deputy Principals, 1 Principal). We also have approximately 25 non-teaching staff and a number of paraprofessionals contracted to support our school, including technology support personnel, Student Support Officer, Speech Therapist and a Community Liaison Officer. We have a significant focus on improved student learning outcomes for all students, a corresponding focus on enhanced precision in our teaching practice and a continued commitment to the development of the whole child through increased engagement, attendance and immersion in innovative and experiential ways of learning.

About this job

Position Information

Ambarvale High School is located in Rosemeadow on the southern tip of the Campbelltown area and is part of the Camden network of schools. We currently have 852 students, which includes 58 students in our Support Unit. 27% of students identify as coming from a non-English speaking background and 14.4% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. We have approximately 69 teaching staff in our established staff, with additional staff purchased by the school to ensure the effective implementation of a range of educational programs and initiatives. Our staff includes an Executive Leadership Team made up of 15 leaders (11 Head Teachers, 3 Deputy Principals, 1 Principal). We also have approximately 25 non-teaching staff and a number of paraprofessionals contracted to support our school, including technology support personnel, Student Support Officer, Speech Therapist and a Community Liaison Officer. We have a significant focus on improved student learning outcomes for all students, a corresponding focus on enhanced precision in our teaching practice and a continued commitment to the development of the whole child through increased engagement, attendance and immersion in innovative and experiential ways of learning.

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach students with learning and support needs secondary and/or experience teaching students with learning and support needs secondary in regular classes.
• Capacity to provide specialist assistance to students in regular classes with additional learning and support needed and their teachers.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of inclusive education principles, differentiated pedagogy, and evidence-informed intervention approaches across literacy, numeracy, and prosocial behavioural domains.
• Demonstrated ability to identify student learning needs through diagnostic and assessment data, and to design, implement and monitor individual learning plans and personalised learning pathways that improve student outcomes.

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

The roles and responsibilities for the Learning and Support can be found here.

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.