Teacher Technology - Blacktown Boys High School

Blacktown Boys High School has an enrolment of approximately 820 students and draws students from the local and Greater Western Sydney area catering for a culturally diverse, gender specific student population.

The school serves an assorted group of students including a selective stream, High Potential and Gifted Education classes (HPGE) and an inclusive education unit consisting of an IM class and two multi categorial classes.

The school prides itself in its rich diversity, differentiated teaching, and its focus on the wellbeing of all students.

Blacktown Boys High School is focussed on the holistic development of the student ensuring that academic, cultural, and sporting programs are complemented through a strong student wellbeing program, catering for the physical, social, and mental development of the student.

Ongoing positive links have been established with all major Sydney based universities and major businesses.

These organisations combine to provide the school with academic, social, and vocational mentoring and potential employment pathways. Identification of best practice and sharing of skills is fostered through membership of the Nirimba Learning Community.

Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach Industrial Technology Timber.
• Well-developed interpersonal, communication and organisational skills with the capacity to work as a collaborative member of the TAS faculty and contribute to whole school programs.
• Demonstrated capacity to provide engaging and challenging differentiated lessons and programs to cater to diverse student learning including HPGE students and students with additional learning and support needs.
• Proven ability to meaningfully integrate information communication technologies (ICT) into teaching and learning to extend and engage student learning in TAS areas of curriculum.

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.

From 8 November 2021 all Department of Education employees undertaking relevant work, including any work conducted on a NSW school site, will be required to meet mandatory double vaccination requirements against COVID-19.

The successful candidate for this position will be required to meet mandatory double vaccination requirements prior to the Department of Education finalizing the appointment of the candidate and entry on duty.

Further information on the Department’s COVID-19 response is available at https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19.

Special Notes

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.