Position Information
Fairfield High School is a comprehensive, secondary school located in south west Sydney, and caters for the academic and emotional needs of 1054 students. A well established Intensive English Centre is located on site as part of the high school community, which caters for newly arrived students from overseas, refugees and international students. The school has seven special education classes that support the learning of students with intellectual disabilities and autism.
The school has a Family Occupation Employment Index (FOEI) of 183. The school community is culturally and linguistically diverse with 93.5% of students from a Language Background Other Than English (LBOTE) (predominantly from Syria, Iraq, Vietnam and the Pacific Islands) and 1% who are from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. 40% of students require some level of English as an Additional Language or Dialect support (EAL/D). Approximately 50% of students come from a refugee background.
Selection Criteria
* Approval to teach Business Studies.
* Capacity to work collaboratively with effective classroom management skills to design and implement engaging, differentiated, and syllabus-aligned programs, resources and assessments to meet the learning needs of a diverse range of students.
* Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a dynamic faculty to support whole school initiatives that fosters a culture of high expectations and builds positive relationships with staff, students, parents and the community.
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 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 ) 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.