Teacher English as an Additional Language or Dialect

Overview

Job Description - Teacher English as an Additional Language or Dialect - Henry Kendall High School (0000B112)

Teacher English as an Additional Language or Dialect - Henry Kendall High School - 0000B112

Location

Central & North Coasts - Newcastle & Hunter Valley

Advertisement Number

A900147343

Number of Positions

1

Remuneration

Total Remuneration Package: Remuneration package valued at up to $151,704.00. Base salary ranges from $87,550.00 to $133,846.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience.

School Name

Henry Kendall High School

Staffing Area

Central Coast

FTE

1.000

Contact

Name: Andrew Backhouse
Phone: 43252110
School Admin - 99999999

Closing Date

01-Oct-2025, 6:00:00 AM

Job Category

Teachers

Organisation

Teaching Service

Position Information

Henry Kendall High School is a coeducational comprehensive high school with a student enrolment of approximately 780 students including 48 students in the Special Education Centre and 65 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The school community is diverse with 49 cultural backgrounds. Henry Kendall High School is located near the CBD of Gosford City. The school's mission statement is: "Developing confident, responsible citizens who strive for excellence." We aim to develop the best in each student, and to draw out their talents and interests so that they are well placed to pursue their career options. Henry Kendall High School holds strong beliefs about the relationships we build with our parents and our community in order to provide a proactive school committed to ensuring opportunities and high standards. Henry Kendall High School is a coeducational comprehensive high school with a student enrolment of approximately 780 students including 48 students in the Special Education Centre and 65 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The school community is diverse with 49 cultural backgrounds. Henry Kendall High School provides a curriculum that is relevant, current and challenging incorporating Futures Learning principles, explicit teaching, and personalised pathways. A strong learning culture is an integral aspect of the school. Key features include excellence in the creative and performing arts, sporting programs, strong academic outcomes whilst equally catering for multiple student pathways, EAL/D programs, valued relationships with the Aboriginal Community and Cooinda AECG, the Special Education Centre, Vocational Education opportunities and a holistic focus on student wellbeing.

Specific Selection Criteria

- Approval to teach secondary English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D) or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in EAL/D qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education.
- Demonstrated ability to plan culturally appropriate engaging programs to meet the English language needs of students at a range of assessed learning phases using principles and practices of evidence based EAL/D pedagogy.
- Experience in EAL/D cross curriculum planning, assessing evidence and tracking growth of English language proficiency and guiding teachers in consistent judgement with the use of the ACARA EAL/D Learning Progression and the ESL scales.
- Well-developed personal, interpersonal and organisational skills that positively enhance the learning culture of the school.

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.

The NSW Department of Education is committed to diversity and inclusion. 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 adjustments to the recruitment/interview process are needed to enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team at dandi@det.nsw.edu.au or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion. To ensure compliance with guideline page limits, 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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