Teacher - Technology and Applied Studies - Port Hacking High School

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

Job summary

Port Hacking High School, part of the NSW Department of Education, serves a diverse student population with strong community links, emphasising academic achievement and extra-curricular opportunities.

The school enrolment is around 950 students with a focus on enriching literacy, numeracy and the performing arts, and a supportive wellbeing program to cater for diverse needs. We seek a dedicated teacher with unconditional full approval to teach and a collaborative approach to learning.

Qualifications

• Unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement.
• Approval to teach DAT Design and Technology; ITD Industrial Technology – Multimedia/Photography; ITX Technology Mandatory (Years 7-8) and IST Information and Software Technology.
• Demonstrated ability to manage safe, active practical learning environments that foster inclusive learning and promote student engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of the TAS team to design and deliver dynamic and engaging teaching and learning programs and assessment, which challenge and support students of all abilities and backgrounds.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive relationships with staff, students and parents.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver dynamic TAS teaching programs in Design and Technology and related subjects.
• Plan and deliver engaging, assessments and learning activities across practical environments.
• Foster inclusive learning, safety, wellbeing and student engagement.
• Build strong relationships with staff, students and parents to support student growth.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Collaborative teamwork

Student relationships

Education

Unconditional full teaching approval

Job description

Port Hacking High School has a diverse student population with strong connections to its local community. The school provides a balanced education for all students, with a focus on academic achievement along with extra-curricular opportunities in sport and the creative and performing arts. The school enrolment consists of 950 students, 25 Aboriginal and 30 % from a non-English speaking background. The school produces well-rounded and respectful young men and women who have the knowledge, skills and values needed to shape their lives and contribute productively to 21st-century Australian society. Port Hacking High School provides enrichment classes for high potential and gifted students, specialist support for literacy and numeracy, expert tuition in the performing arts, an outstanding student leadership program and high quality wellbeing programs based around key values that support a range of student needs. The school's strategic directions focus on student growth and attainment, collaborative teaching and learning practices, and a positive culture of learning and wellbeing.

• Approval to teach DAT Design and Technology; ITD Industrial Technology – Multimedia/Photography; ITX Technology Mandatory (Years 7-8) and; IST Information and Software Technology
• Demonstrated ability to manage safe, active practical learning environments that foster inclusive learning and promote student engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of the TAS team to design and deliver dynamic and engaging teaching and learning programs and assessment, which challenge and support students of all abilities and backgrounds.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive relationships with staff, students and parents.

An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement.

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.