Teacher Personal Development, Health & Physical Education - Melonba High School

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

Job summary

NSW Department of Education's Melonba High School seeks a PDHPE teacher to support a growing student cohort. You will deliver differentiated learning experiences, contribute to whole-school initiatives, and engage with a modern, future‑focused campus.

Applicants must hold full NSW teaching approval for PDHPE and demonstrate strong communication and curriculum‑planning skills, with WWCC clearance required as part of the application.

Qualifications

• Approval to teach PDHPE (PDHPE) with knowledge of curriculum, assessment and reporting requirements.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work collaboratively within a growing faculty.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver differentiated teaching programs for diverse learners.

Skills

Approval to teach PDHPE (PDHPE)

Strong interpersonal skills

Curriculum planning

Job description

Teacher Personal Development, Health & Physical Education - Melonba High School

Melonba High School is a school located in the new suburb of Melonba near Marsden Park. It opened in temporary premises at the start of 2024 with Years 7 and 8 students and is now our permanent premises from the beginning of 2025, with students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10. 2027 will see our first Year 11 cohort.
We are experiencing rapid growth enrolment with 1137 students currently and projected to be 1450 students in 2027. When completed, the school will have capacity for 2000 students. Our first HSC cohort will be in 2028.
The school incorporates an innovative and future focused educational model, reflective of agile teaching and learning areas while also supporting the welfare needs of students.

About this job

Position Information

Melonba High School is a school located in the new suburb of Melonba near Marsden Park. It opened in temporary premises at the start of 2024 with Years 7 and 8 students and is now our permanent premises from the beginning of 2025, with students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10. 2027 will see our first Year 11 cohort.
We are experiencing rapid growth enrolment with 1137 students currently and projected to be 1450 students in 2027. When completed, the school will have capacity for 2000 students. Our first HSC cohort will be in 2028.
The school incorporates an innovative and future focused educational model, reflective of agile teaching and learning areas while also supporting the welfare needs of students.

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach PD/Health/PE (PDHPE) & Community & Family Studies (CFS), with knowledge of curriculum, assessment and reporting requirements.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work collaboratively within a growing faculty and contribute to whole-school initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver differentiated teaching and learning programs to challenge and engage diverse learners within a culture of high expectations.

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.