Teacher Music

Job Description - Teacher Music - Oxley High School ($5K to $8K Relocation Support Package) (0000B3LU)

Location

Regional NSW

Number of Positions

1

Remuneration Package

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

Oxley High School, located in Tamworth, is a comprehensive high school with an enrolment of over 1000 students, offering a broad curriculum and a strong community partnership.

Contact

Name: Samantha Reading
Phone: 02 6766 1677

Closing Date

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

Job Category

Teachers

Organisation

Teaching Service

Position Information

Oxley High School, with an enrolment of more than 1000 (25% Aboriginal) students, is a large co-educational, comprehensive high school established in 1968. The school caters for students from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences and there are high expectations of every student and all staff members. The school is closely involved in developing teaching practice, which includes professional links and supports for nearby schools. There is a focus on student and staff leadership and a tradition of academic, sporting and cultural excellence with all students encouraged to achieve to their potential. A strong and positive partnership between the school and the Parents and Citizens Association supports strong and long-term relationships with the whole school community. A clear and determined focus on respect, tolerance, personal best and commitment to community.

All students are encouraged to take every opportunity offered by the school, which has a long-standing tradition of offering a broad range of extracurricular activities. Diverse opportunities for student leadership are offered in the Student Representative Council, the Creative and Performing Arts Council, the Sports Council and the Junior Aboriginal Education Consultative Group. Oxley offers a broad curriculum to cater to all students interests and abilities, and a range of learning support programs. The breadth of the curriculum is further enhanced by close professional links with the adjacent New England TAFE. Students can complete VET qualifications in Metals and Engineering, Construction and Hospitality in industry standard learning spaces. The school actively assists students to gain traineeships and apprenticeships.

There is a long tradition of building strong ongoing positive relationships between students, teachers and parents/carers. The school believes strongly in a learning community where all students and teachers have access to quality teaching and learning that is active, meaningful and challenging and that takes place in a caring environment founded on compassion, understanding, dignity and respect.

Specific Selection Criteria

- Approval to teach Music.

- Demonstrated effective practices to build student wellbeing.

- Proven ability to implement innovative and engaging teaching strategies to improve educational outcomes for all students.

- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with and contribute to a team and faculty.

Conditions

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.

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.

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.

Guidelines

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.

Traditional Custodians

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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