AddressArmidale Secondary College (ASC) operates on a state-of-the-art campus in the regional city of Armidale, NSW. Armidale is a vibrant rural location surrounded by national parks and agricultural endeavours. Student enrolment is 1140 with 18% of students from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. Eleven percent of students have EAL/D In the Strategic Improvement Plan, ASC has identified three critical areas for improvement; system-negotiated targets, student voice and high-challenge, high-support teaching and learning strategies. The community is active in their support of the school through the P and C and local AECG. Armidale Secondary College works with our partner primary schools in a community of practice, to improve outcomes for all students and has close links with the University of New England as a Professional Experience Hub for preservice teachers with a focus on STEM. For further information on the school, please visit https://armidale-s.schools.nsw.gov.au/
Selection Criteria- Approval to teach Personal Development, Health and Physical Education.
- Approval and/or willingness to teach Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation, Physical Activity and Sport Studies, Exploring Early Childhood and Community and Family Studies.
- Ability to work as a collaborative member of a team to develop high quality teaching and learning programs.
- Capacity for effective classroom management and student wellbeing practices that support an inclusive learning environment that promotes positive relationships with students.
- Well developed communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff, and community members.
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.
