Teacher English - Jerrabomberra High School

Jerrabomberra High School is a new school which opened in 2023. Our current enrolment is 420 students. We have 3% Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student enrolments and 9% of students from a non-English speaking background. We are a comprehensive, coeducational high school proudly located in the township of Jerrabomberra on the border of NSW and the ACT, only 15km from Canberra International Airport and a short drive to the Snowy Mountains or to the South Coast. 

Our curriculum is innovative, framed through an inquiry and project-based learning approach. We continue to be innovative and have designed our curriculum to allow students to learn and engage in modern, well-resourced and future focused learning spaces. Our culture is truly inclusive, centred on ensuring every student is able to co-design their learning journey which aligns to their skills, interests and aspirations. 

Our school provides a learning environment based on high expectations, and the belief that all students will grow in their time at Jerrabomberra High School. We also offer the Big Picture Learning design as an option for students in year 9 and above. We are conscious of our role within the local and broader community, working closely with parents/carers and other community agencies to support student’s academic, emotional and social development. 

Students will develop real life, entrepreneurial skills to equip them with the skills, knowledge and attitudes to best navigate their individual journey in a fast-changing world. As a school we will build the capacity of all staff to promote and develop their pedagogical practice to ensure high expectations, positive behaviours and individualised success is achieved for all students.

1. Approval to teach English Years 7-10, English Years 11-12 and English Extensions 1 and 2.
2. Proven capacity to collaborate, develop and deliver high-quality teaching and learning programs and innovative assessment strategies to meet individual student needs.
3. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to build positive and productive relationships with students, staff, parents/carers and the wider school community.

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.