Elderslie High School, located between Narellan and Camden, is a comprehensive coeducational school (Years 7-1 with an enrolment of 812 students from increasingly diverse backgrounds. This includes 7% of our students identifying as having and Aboriginal background. Our broad curriculum is designed to cater for the diverse range of student learning needs. There us a strong tradition of academic excellence at Elderslie High School including the delivery of extension courses. Our students have the opportunity to engage in many extracurricular activities including sport, debating, dance, drama and cultural exchanges. Significant links have been developed between the school and surrounding community. Our informed and committed community have high expectations for student achievement and ongoing success in academic, cultural, vocational ad sporting areas. The school is an integral part of the Macarthur Trade Training Centre. The school features a Support Unit which has 8 classes in total, 7 classes for students on the Autism spectrum and 1 Multi- Categorial class. Please visit the school website www.elderslie-h.schools.nsw.edu.au for information about the school including the Annual Report.
Approval to teach special education and/ or experience teaching students with complex learning needs including Autism (secondary) and Emotional Disturbance (Secondary).
Demonstrated capacity to deliver differentiated curriculum across multi- staged classes that cater for a range of diverse learning needs.
Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated evidence of working collaboratively with a highly dynamic team of staff, families and the wider school community.
Proven capacity to cater for the diverse wellbeing needs of students in a Support Unit setting within a mainstream school.
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 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.
How to Apply
Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.
To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.
