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Sydney Secondary College, Leichhardt Campus is a partially selective co-educational middle school which caters for students from Year 7 to Year 10 and is located in the inner west. The school has an enrolment of 867 students and includes a selective stream and a support unit with a designated Head Teacher for students with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities and autism. The student body consists of 5% students from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. A commitment to innovative, rigorous and future focused education to build a culture of lifelong learning for both students and teachers underpins the directions of the school. There are strong links to the broader community and a highly effective and involved P & C. All Sydney Secondary College Principals work together through the College Management Group to enact their responsibility for effective collegiate decision-making. The College fosters cross campus teaching opportunities for experienced and early career staff to work proactively together across middle and senior school settings. For further information on the school please visit Home - Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus (nsw.gov.au).
Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Secondary library or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in Teacher Librarian qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education (Refer special notes below).
- Highly developed communication, organisation and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with the school, our community and contribute positively to the whole school culture.
- A demonstrated ability to foster a love of reading in students and to differentiate resources to support staff in meeting the needs of diverse learners.
Capacity to manage an innovative 21st Century library space that promotes critical and creative thinking, develops student’s research skills and strengthens their digital literacy.
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
If applicable engagement will be temporary until successful completion of the Teacher Librarian qualifications as recognised by the NSW Department of Education, which must be completed within 24 months.
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 (*****@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.
