Job Description - Teacher Librarian - Warrawong High School (0000BDB7)

Teacher Librarian - Warrawong High School - 0000BDB7

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Location

Advertisement Number A900158200

Number of Positions

1

Total Remuneration Package: Remuneration package valued at up to $156,253.00. Base salary ranges from $90,177.00 to $137,861.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience.

School Name Warrawong High School

Staffing Area Wollongong

FTE 1.000

Contact Phone number 02 4274 0707

Contact School Admin - 99999999

Closing Date

30-Sep-2026, 6:00:00 AM

Job Category

Teachers

Organisation

Teaching Service

Position Information

Warrawong High School (Years 7–12) has 610 students in 2026, with 45% from language backgrounds other than English and 11% identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The school emphasises explicit teaching, wellbeing, diversity, and sustainability, featuring a permaculture garden and the Illawarra Academy of STEM Excellence with industry partners like Bluescope.

Warrawong High School is in the final stage of constructing the recent library, which is scheduled to be ready for Term 1, 2027. The Teacher Librarian will play a key role in leading and setting up the new library. The school is also setting up a Senior Study Centre within the Library, which will be managed by the Teacher Librarian.

Specific Selection Criteria

- Approval to teach Library Secondary or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in Library qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education
- Demonstrated experience managing library operations and systems, including Oliver, while supporting students and leading staff in information literacy, digital research skills, and the ethical use of information.




- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with teaching staff on curriculum planning, implementation, assessment and the delivery of programs aligned with the teacher-librarian role.
- Proven capacity to support students with diverse learning needs and to organise and manage tailored resources and study strategies within an inclusive library environment.

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

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 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.

We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge theircontinued connection to their country and culture.

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