AddressHastings Secondary College Westport Campus is a coeducational high school in the township of Port Macquarie. The campus is one of two 7-12 campuses that form the College, and one of 8 schools that form a collaborative and dynamic community of Hastings Valley Public Schools (HVPS). The enrolment of 620 students includes 119 students with a rich and proud Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background. Established on a large site, the campus includes 8 supported learning classes and has a broad curriculum offering that includes innovative STEM, Sport and Creative & Performing arts academies, trade-training facilities, and an agricultural farm. The College has achieved national and international success in Robotics, which is offered as a program to students across both campuses. Stage 6 students have access to cross-campus electives, ensuring a diverse curriculum that has resulted in sustained and positive academic results. The campus has a highly committed staff who work collaboratively across the college, and academic success, high expectations and student wellbeing are at the forefront of decision making.
More information: Westport Campus - Hastings Secondary College (nsw.gov.au)
Selection Criteria- Approval to teach Language Japanese and approval and/or willingness to teach English (7-10).
- Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with evidence of developing quality teaching and learning programs, lessons and resources.
- Ability to use effective classroom management skills and wellbeing practices to create a classroom environment that is engaging, inclusive and fosters a culture of high expectations.
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to establish positive, respectful relationships with students, staff and families.
- Demonstrated commitment to improve educational achievements of Aboriginal students.
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 all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.
