Teacher - Library - Newtown High School of the Performing Arts

Newtown High School of the Performing Arts is a partially selective (in Dance, Music and Drama), co-educational, comprehensive school located on Gadigal Land approximately 5 kms southwest of Sydney CBD. The student population is approximately 1130. The school is strongly supported by an active and engaged Parents and Citizens Association as well as the broader community. All members of the school community have high aspirations for success. At Newtown High School of the Performing Arts we recognise that creativity is essential to the human experience and integral to all learning. Our goal is to inspire a lifelong love of learning. Our core school values of excellence, creativity and equity foster students’ academic, creative and social potential. Positive education wellbeing programs are embedded across each year group and there is an extensive range of co-curricular activities for student talent development. For more information, please visit our school website: https://newtown-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/

About this job

Position Information

Newtown High School of the Performing Arts is a partially selective (in Dance, Music and Drama), co-educational, comprehensive school located on Gadigal Land approximately 5 kms southwest of Sydney CBD. The student population is approximately 1130. The school is strongly supported by an active and engaged Parents and Citizens Association as well as the broader community. All members of the school community have high aspirations for success.



At Newtown High School of the Performing Arts we recognise that creativity is essential to the human experience and integral to all learning. Our goal is to inspire a lifelong love of learning. Our core school values of excellence, creativity and equity foster students’ academic, creative and social potential. Positive education wellbeing programs are embedded across each year group and there is an extensive range of co-curricular activities for student talent development. For more information, please visit our school website: https://newtown-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Specific Selection Criteria

- Approval to teach Library (Secondary).

- Demonstrated ability to promote literacy, reading engagement and information literacy, supporting students’ academic achievement, wellbeing and lifelong learning.
- Highly developed organisational, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in our specialist school setting, with teaching staff and engage positively with students and the wider community.
- Demonstrated proficiency in library management systems, digital technologies and resource management, with a commitment to creating an inclusive,



welcoming and supportive learning 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 prospect.

Special Notes

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.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are availablehere.

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📌 Teacher - Library - Newtown High School of the Performing Arts (Sydney)
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