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Permanent full-time job at Killarney Heights High School (Killarney Heights, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)

Job Reference 0000B0TS

Closing date August 27, 2025, 2 a.m. (AEST)

Location Starkey St, Killarney Heights 2087 NSW, Australia

Type Full-Time

Status Permanent

Contact Hayley Emmerton

9451 7005

About This Job

Position Information

Killarney Heights High School is a comprehensive co-educational school with a population of 1000 students, 43% EALD, located 20 minutes from the Sydney CBD in a bushland setting near the northern beaches of Sydney. At Killarney Heights High School, we empower students with the knowledge and skills required to thrive academically, vocationally and socially. Through a rounded approach to education which caters to the whole child - the intellectual, the physical and the emotional - we support each student to achieve their full potential, inspiring them to become ethical, creative and compassionate leaders within and beyond their community.

We ensure equity and excellence in student achievement by placing evidence-based instruction at the core of our school and classroom practice. Through an unwavering focus on teacher collaboration, reflection and improvement, we ensure all students are challenged with the rich teaching, learning and extra-curricular experiences necessary to achieve the high aspirations we inspire in them. By focusing on the vital skills of problem-solving and critical thinking we empower students to approach academic and real-world challenges with curiosity and confidence.

We are supported by an active P&C and an engaged Student Representative Council. Working in partnership with families and parents, we instil a commitment to service and a shared responsibility for the success of the school community. We strive to create a vibrant, inclusive and connected school community in which positive relationships thrive, and all students feel valued and understood. By using student voice to refine our practices, we empower our students to advocate for themselves and become active agents in the creation of a socially just and sustainable global community.

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach Library (Secondary) or currently undertaking, or enrolled in, Teacher Librarian qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education.
• Capacity to develop and refine library systems and processes and implement a creative and flexible approach to managing a library that functions as a learning hub to support resource management, connection to the school and critical thinking.
• Highly developed communication, and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with teachers across all subject areas to enhance student literacy and research skills to maximize student learning.
• Highly developed organisational skills including the capacity to promote and a manage the Premier's Reading Challenge and co-ordinate external testing schoolwide.
  
  

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 seeking either permanent full time or permanent part time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. If the recommended applicant is seeking permanent part time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.9 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE. Applicants on the eligibility list will be offered the remaining FTE but are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.

A Relocation Support Payment of $5,000 up to $8,000 will be available for eligible applicants.

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

About

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.Seniority level

• Seniority levelEntry level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionEducation and Training
• IndustriesBook and Periodical Publishing

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