AddressCrookwell High school is a comprehensive rural High School with strong connections to our local community. It is situated in fertile pastoral country approximately 2.5 hours south west of Sydney, at an elevation of 887 metres. The school enrolments are approximately 210. (13 students identify as Aboriginal and 3 students with a language background other than English) and 34 teaching and support staff, with one Multi-Categorical class. Our student leadership teams include our School Captains and Prefects, Sporting House Captains and Student Representative Council. Our local area has a population of approximately 3100 people, with Agriculture being a predominate employment source. Our local community is a very strong supporter of our youth, with many students moving into local employment. Our Year 12 leavers are generally split with 55% going into full-time employment and vocational training, and 45% into tertiary study. Sport and community service are strong motivators for our student body, as well as educational aspirations into rural industries. We are recognised as a Centre for STEM Excellence as well as for our achievements in supporting wellbeing and positive education. In 2023 Crookwell High School received a substantial upgrade to the food technology room with state-of-the-art hospitality facilities to support the strong interest in this subject.
Selection Criteria1. Approval or willingness to teach Special Education and/or experience teaching students with autism in a multi categorical setting.
2. Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively, proactively, and professionally with students, parents, colleagues, and other key stakeholders to create positive learning outcomes for students.
3. Demonstrated capacity to collaboratively plan, implement, and evaluate individualised student learning plans that reflect the learning, social and wellbeing needs and aspirations of students.
4. Demonstrated capacity to develop a positive and well-managed learning environment, through the implementation of wellbeing strategies.
5. Demonstrated ability to effectively implement technology in the classroom, including modern and innovative practices, with a focus on improving teaching and learning.
ConditionsAn 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.
