Position Information
Peel High School is situated in Tamworth and is one of four Public High Schools in the city. Our current student enrolments are 749 students, including 45% Aboriginal students.
The school is supported by significant Resource Allocation Funding (RAM). Our school is part of the NSW Selective School System and has a Selective Stream in each year of the junior school. The school is recognised for its success with its partnerships and transition programs. We also have a seven class Special Education facility which provides educational access to our students with special needs.
In 2022, the school became part of the Connected Communities Strategy. Connected Communities is a strategy to drive improved educational outcomes for Aboriginal children and young people. The strategy positions schools as community hubs that broaden the influence of the community and school leadership in the delivery of key services that support children and young people from birth through school into further training, study, and employment.
Selection Criteria
1) Approval to teach mathematics 7 - 12. Approval and/or willingness to teach mathematics extension 1 & 2.
2) Well developed interpersonal, communication and organisational skills to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents and the community.
3) Ability to work as part of a team to create and adjust effective teaching and learning experiences to cater to a diverse range of students.
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
Successful applicants may be entitled to a relocation Support Payment of $5,000 to $8,000 for eligible applicants.
This advertisement is for two permanent full-time positions.
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.
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