Teacher Food Technology

Job Description - Teacher Food Technology ($5-8k Relocation Support Payment) - Mudgee High School (0000B490)

Location

Regional NSW

Closing Date

26-Nov-2025, 5:00:00 AM

Job Category

Teachers

Organisation

Teaching Service

Remuneration Package

Package valued up to $156,253. Base salary ranges from $90,177 to $137,861 plus leave loading and superannuation contribution. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience.

Position Information

Mudgee High is a rural comprehensive school catering for more than 800 students from Years 7-12, 13% of whom identify as ATSI. The school is in the Central West of New South Wales in a region well-known for its tourism, agriculture and mining. Mudgee High has served the local community for more than 100 years and possesses a well‑respected history of academic, cultural and sporting achievement. In 2023, external validation judged the school as excelling in several areas. Restorative practices and the recognition of academic, cultural and kinaesthetic achievement all underpin that success. The comprehensive curriculum offered at Mudgee High allows students to access a wide range of courses for both university and non‑university pathways, with an excellent track record for transition success. Stage 5 elective courses are vertically integrated, broadening further what the school can offer. Mudgee High has a strong relationship with the broader community, and enjoys a supportive Parents and Citizens’ Association and an equally supportive local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group. Each year, Year 12 students engage in charity fundraising that involves the entire community and has been recognised nationally. The school boasts modern science laboratories, trade training facilities, technology workshops, creative and performing arts facilities, gymnasium, a wellbeing centre, nine support unit classes and a well‑appointed library resource centre, all of which work well to support the engagement and development of its students.

Specific Selection Criteria

- Approval to teach Food Technology.

- Demonstrated ability to use effective classroom management skills and wellbeing practices to create a classroom environment that is engaging and fosters a culture of high expectations.

- Well‑developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work as a collaborative member of the TAS faculty in contributing towards school and faculty priorities.

- Commitment to creating a classroom that is inclusive to a diverse range of students, including the cultural and educational needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

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.

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.

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 (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.

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

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