Teacher English as an Additional Language or Dialect / Visual Arts - Holroyd High School

Position Information

Holroyd High School is known for its diverse student population of around 600 students, with around 86% of students from non-English speaking backgrounds. The school emphasizes inclusive education, Visible Learning, and Choice Theory to foster a supportive learning environment. It also houses an Intensive English Centre for newly arrived students and a support unit for students with intellectual disabilities and/or autism.
The Intensive English Centre (IEC) at Holroyd High School supports newly arrived students from non-English speaking backgrounds by providing targeted English language instruction and essential orientation to Australian schooling. Through differentiated programs, trauma-informed practices, and a culturally inclusive environment, the IEC helps students build language proficiency, academic skills, and confidence for successful transition into mainstream education.

Selection Criteria

Approval to teach Years 7-12 Visual Arts, with experience and relevant skills to teach newly arrived English as an Additional Language or Dialect students Successful teaching experience, with a demonstrated ability to design and deliver effective, engaging and differentiated teaching and learning programs and assessment, for a diverse range of student learning needs Demonstrated capacity to cater to the needs of students from diverse cultural backgrounds and those from a language background other than English Demonstrated experience collaborating with staff to implement English as an additional language or dialect strategies into daily classroom practice that drives student learning

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

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 ([email protected]) 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.