Teacher Technology and Applied Studies - Sir Joseph Banks High School

NSW Department of Education; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sir Joseph Banks High School in Revesby, Sydney's southwest, seeks a qualified Food Technology teacher with unconditional teaching approval to join our TAS faculty. You will differentiate content to meet diverse student needs and foster safe, engaging practical lessons.

Applicants should be able to collaborate across the school, contribute to whole-school programs, and provide WWCC clearance details as part of the application.

Qualifications

• Unconditional full approval to teach is required; if not held, commence NSW Dept of Education application with the job.
• WWCC clearance number to be provided as part of the application.
• Experience differentiating content to meet diverse student needs and maintaining safe, engaging practical lessons.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Food Technology lessons with strong focus on student safety and engagement.
• Differentiate content to cater to diverse learning needs and abilities.
• Collaborate with TAS faculty and contribute to whole-school programs.

Skills

Differentiation

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Team collaboration

Classroom management

Education

Teaching qualification in Food Technology

Job description

Sir Joseph Banks High School is a comprehensive coeducational high school located in Revesby, in Sydney’s southwest. The school has an enrolment of 931 students, including 23 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The school includes a Support Unit catering to three Intellectually Mild classes, three Intellectually Moderate/AU classes, and one AU class. We are a vibrant and proudly inclusive multicultural learning community, with 85% of our students from Language Backgrounds Other Than English (LBOTE) and 23 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Together, we have cultivated a strong culture of learning grounded in our values of Excellence, Innovation, Opportunity, and Success.

• Approval to teach Food Technology with demonstrated practice in differentiating content to cater to the needs of your students.
• Well developed interpersonal, communication and organisation skills with the capacity to work as a collaborative member of the TAS faculty and contribute to whole school programs.
• Proven ability to manage practical workspaces to ensure student safety, full participation and high levels of engagement in lessons.

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.

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 provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here . 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 .

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here . 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. For technical support in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.