Position Information St Johns Park High School is a proud comprehensive school of over 900 students, where more than 90% of students are from a language background other than English. The school has a strong reputation as a provider of quality educational services and outcomes for a diverse community. It includes a Special Education unit with six designated classes with mild to severe intellectual disability and autism. The school has a highly motivated staff to support students’ academic, social and personal growth through a broad, relevant and innovative curriculum including VET pathways, High Potential and Gifted Education programs, Accelerated Mathematics and authentic Project Based Learning. The school is also well known in the community for its external partnerships with partner primary schools, agencies and the business community, strong student leadership programs and values driven wellbeing initiatives through Positive Behaviour for Learning. Our teachers provide a quality learning environment for students that draws on research-informed pedagogy. Teachers are involved in research, collaboration, data analysis and professional learning to continually reflect on and improve their practice. Selection Criteria Approval to teach secondary English as a Second Language or currently completing or currently enrolled in an approved post graduate qualification for teaching English as a Second Language (secondary) as recognised by the NSW Department of Education. Demonstrated capacity to address the wellbeing needs of students from non-English speaking backgrounds, particularly new arrivals. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that build positive relationships with students, staff and the school 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 (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.