Position Information
Oxley High School, with an enrolment of more than 1000 (25% Aboriginal) students, is a large co-educational, comprehensive high school established in 1968. The school caters for students from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences and there is a high expectation of every student and all staff members. The school is closely involved in developing teaching practice, which includes professional links and supports for nearby schools. There is a focus on student and staff leadership and a tradition of academic, sporting and cultural excellence with all students encouraged to achieve to their potential. A strong and positive partnership between the school and the Parents and Citizens Association supports strong and long-term relationships with the whole school community. A clear and determined focus on respect, tolerance, personal best and commitment to community.
All students are encouraged to take every opportunity offered by the school, which has a long-standing tradition of offering a broad range of extracurricular activities. Diverse opportunities for student leadership are offered in the Student Representative Council, the Creative and Performing Arts Council, the Sports Council and the Junior Aboriginal Education Consultative Group. Oxley offers a broad curriculum to cater to all students interests and abilities, and a range of learning support programs. The breadth of the curriculum is further enhanced by close professional links with the adjacent New England TAFE. Students can complete VET qualifications in Metals and Engineering, Construction and Hospitality in industry standard learning spaces. The school actively assists students to gain traineeships and apprenticeships.
There is a long tradition of building strong ongoing positive relationships between students, teachers and parents/carers. The school believes strongly in a learning community where all students and teachers have access to quality teaching and learning that is active, meaningful and challenging and that takes place in a caring environment founded on compassion, understanding, dignity and respect
Selection Criteria
* Approval and or willingness to teach Industrial Technology Metal and Industrial Technology Timber.
* Demonstrated ability to student through evidence-based teaching practices and explicit teaching methods.
* The capacity to work collaboratively within the TAS faculty to develop quality, differentiated teaching and learning programs for a range of student abilities.
* Demonstrated ability to implement effective classroom management strategies and plan the delivery of engaging lessons.
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
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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
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