Teacher Librarian - Mitchell High School
NSW Department of Education
New South Wales
- New
- Expiring soon
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 3 July 2024
Job overview
Location
Sydney RegionNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Elena Marinis
Closing Date
10-Jul-2024, 6:00:00 AMJob Category
TeachersOrganisation
Teaching ServiceMitchell High School is a comprehensive high school serving the southern area of the Blacktown and Prospect districts. We are committed to creating quality learning opportunities for all students by proactively supporting and enhancing cognitive, physical, social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. We aim to foster connectedness, improve motivation, enhance school attainment, increase confidence and build resilience in all students through the provision of opportunities to connect, succeed and thrive.
Our student population is highly multicultural with enrolments consistently around 900 students. 52% of the students are from EAL/D backgrounds with approximately 10% from a refugee background. We also have 51 students who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. There are 100 staff including 70 teachers, 12 SASS and 8 SLSOs.
The school has an excellent reputation in the community and achieves sound results in the RoSA and HSC. Mitchell High is noted for its excellence and traditions. There is an expectation that students have high personal standards in academia, presentation and behaviour. Leadership is developed through numerous programs with students given community-wide responsibilities. We are a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) school which enhances learning, behaviour, self-esteem and confidence. We are embarking on a new initiative, Resilience In Out Teens (RIOT), a program that provides a wrap around approach to help teenagers learn skills to manage anxiety and build resilience. In line with the High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) policy, MHS works on delivering opportunities for all students promoting and challenging individuals across all domains of potential. Mitchell High places an emphasis on continually enhancing the quality of teaching by high-impact staff professional learning and development.
1. Approval to teach secondary library or currently undertaking or enrolled in teacher Librarian qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education.
2. Highly developed communication , organisation and interpersonal skills with demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with students, staff and the community to positively contribute to whole school culture.
3. Demonstrated creative, innovative and flexible approach to managing a library that functions as a learning hub across the school.
4. Express your vision for a school library that meets the diverse needs of our 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.
If applicable engagement will be temporary until successful completion of the Teacher Librarian qualifications as recognised by the NSW Department of Education which must be completed within 24 months.
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.
About NSW Department of Education
- NSW Department of Education
- 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta
- New South Wales
- 2150
- Australia
About the NSW Department of Education
At the NSW Department of Education, we aim to be Australia's best education system and one of the finest in the world. As the largest provider of public education in Australia, we deliver high-quality educational services to two-thirds of the NSW student population, preparing young people for rewarding lives as engaged citizens in a complex and dynamic society.
With nearly 100,000 employees across the state, our school and corporate workforce help build Australia’s best education system by developing student centred policy, designing schools of the future and supporting children and young people in NSW public schools.
Work in a diverse range of school settings
With more than 2,200 schools throughout the state educating more than 780,000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, there are opportunities to work in a diverse range of school settings – primary, secondary, selective, hospital, sporting, agricultural and schools for specific purposes.
Make a difference in your community
NSW public schools are at the heart of every local community with our students and staff representing a diverse range of cultural, linguistic and religious backgrounds. The NSW Department of Education strives to create learning and working environments that are inclusive and supportive of all.
We respect and value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First Peoples of Australia and are committed to increasing knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal histories, cultures and experiences.
Career enhancing opportunities
One of the great things about working with the department is accessing ongoing professional development as well as opportunities to enhance your career. With multiple scholarship, sponsorship and career enhancing programs available, the opportunities are endless with the NSW Department of Education.
Visit teach.nsw.edu.au to find out more.
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