Teacher Science - Tumut High School

Tumut High School (enrolment 420 students, including 90 Aboriginal students) draws students from within the town and from surrounding localities. Tumut is a rural town on the southwest slopes of New South Wales. The school provides many opportunities for students to develop a range of skills through a variety of quality educational activities. It is a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) school, where students are encouraged to respect others as they work cooperatively in meeting the school's high expectations. The school has strong partnerships with the local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group, Technical and Further Education (TAFE), partner primary schools, and the local community. Student Wellbeing is supported by a Student Support Officer who works collaboratively with the school wellbeing team and community organisations from our Wellbeing Hub. Aboriginal boys have the opportunity to engage in our Clontarf Academy, Aboriginal girls have the opportunity to engage in our Stars Program. Tumut High School supports a broad senior curriculum and encourages academic success and a range of other educational pathways including School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships.

Approval to teach Science, Chemistry and Biology.

Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver effective and engaging SCIENCE teaching and learning programs which support a wide range of learners.

Evidence of effective classroom management to promote a supportive and positive learning environment.

Well-developed interpersonal, communication and organisational skills to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents, and the community.

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 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.