Teacher Science - Gundagai High School

Gundagai High School is a small, comprehensive rural secondary school with 168 students and 12% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. With a school staffing entitlement of 24 teachers, the school is committed to continually improving effective classroom practices with staff professional learning being a key to ensuring this. This learning will ensure that both literacy and numeracy levels can be enhanced through improving teacher excellence, early data collection, analysis and action. Learning and Support is an important aspect of the school teaching and learning programs. We offer extensive support to students to reach HSC minimum standards, achieve within general school assessments and cope with the rigours of mandatory courses. Students with additional needs are catered for through a multi-categorical class with an inclusive focus across the school. The school attracts significant funding for low socio-economic background and as a result, the school provides high levels of access to technology.

The school utilises the location allowance subsidy to lease a school bus and car, providing greater access for educational experiences and activities that strengthen community connections for students. The school strives to maintain a strong culture of collaborative practice through regularly engaging with P&C, AECG, staff and students to share school decision making and resource allocation and by reviewing and gaining feedback on school policy and practice. Student wellbeing is a high focus area for the school, recognising student participation, commitment, and community connections in line with the school values of Respect, Responsibility, and Integrity. The wellbeing team strives to provide quality initiatives that inform students about living life well and support networks available to them, allowing them to connect, succeed and thrive in school and society. Students are encouraged to participate in a range of sporting and cultural opportunities, including learning about local Aboriginal culture. We offer extension and vocational education and training (VET) courses. Students have access to a broad range of post-school options within industry and tertiary education providers. All Stage 6 Science curricula are offered to students, with small classes and well-equipped laboratories and storerooms available. Science forms part of a combined cross-faculty staffroom.

Gundagai High School is a small, comprehensive rural secondary school with 168 students and 12% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. With a school staffing entitlement of 24 teachers, the school is committed to continually improving effective classroom practices with staff professional learning being a key to ensuring this. This learning will ensure that both literacy and numeracy levels can be enhanced through improving teacher excellence, early data collection, analysis and action. Learning and Support is an important aspect of the school teaching and learning programs. We offer extensive support to students to reach HSC minimum standards, achieve within general school assessments and cope with the rigours of mandatory courses. Students with additional needs are catered for through a multi-categorical class with an inclusive focus across the school. The school attracts significant funding for low socio-economic background and as a result, the school provides high levels of access to technology.

The school utilises the location allowance subsidy to lease a school bus and car, providing greater access for educational experiences and activities that strengthen community connections for students. The school strives to maintain a strong culture of collaborative practice through regularly engaging with P&C, AECG, staff and students to share school decision making and resource allocation and by reviewing and gaining feedback on school policy and practice. Student wellbeing is a high focus area for the school, recognising student participation, commitment, and community connections in line with the school values of Respect, Responsibility, and Integrity. The wellbeing team strives to provide quality initiatives that inform students about living life well and support networks available to them, allowing them to connect, succeed and thrive in school and society. Students are encouraged to participate in a range of sporting and cultural opportunities, including learning about local Aboriginal culture. We offer extension and vocational education and training (VET) courses. Students have access to a broad range of post-school options within industry and tertiary education providers. All Stage 6 Science curricula are offered to students, with small classes and well-equipped laboratories and storerooms available. Science forms part of a combined cross-faculty staffroom.

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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above.

For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above.

For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

If you are new or returning to the Department of Education and have relevant prior professional experience, you can submit a Salary determination for classroom teachers application form to request a salary determination. Until the outcome of any such determination is confirmed, your salary offer will remain at Step 1 then be updated at a later date (typically a 1–2 week processing time post receipt of the form). For further details on this process, please see the Department’s policy here: Salary determination.

This advertisement qualifies for permanent part-time employment; therefore, applicants seeking either permanent full-time or permanent part-time work are encouraged to apply. Candidates must indicate their desired FTE (up to the maximum FTE of the advertised position) in their application prior to submission.

Please note:

• The FTE selection is final.

• No changes (increase or decrease) will be permitted at the point of offer if you are the recommended applicant.

• If no FTE is indicated, it will be assumed you are seeking the full FTE of the advertised role.

Recommended applicants seeking part-time employment will be appointed at their nominated FTE. Any remaining FTE may be offered to applicants on the eligibility list, who are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.

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.

If you are new or returning to the Department of Education and have relevant prior professional experience, you can submit a Salary determination for classroom teachers application form to request a salary determination. Until the outcome of any such determination is confirmed, your salary offer will remain at Step 1 then be updated at a later date (typically a 1–2 week processing time post receipt of the form). For further details on this process, please see the Department’s policy here: Salary determination.

This advertisement qualifies for permanent part-time employment; therefore, applicants seeking either permanent full-time or permanent part-time work are encouraged to apply. Candidates must indicate their desired FTE (up to the maximum FTE of the advertised position) in their application prior to submission.

Please note:

• The FTE selection is final.

• No changes (increase or decrease) will be permitted at the point of offer if you are the recommended applicant.

• If no FTE is indicated, it will be assumed you are seeking the full FTE of the advertised role.

Recommended applicants seeking part-time employment will be appointed at their nominated FTE. Any remaining FTE may be offered to applicants on the eligibility list, who are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.