Teacher - Personal Development, Health & Physical Education and Sports Coaching - Illawarra Sports High School

7 days ago

South Coast, Australia NSW Government Full time $70,000 - $120,000 per year
Position Information

Illawarra Sports High School was established as a partially selective sports high school in 1998. Enrolment numbers for 2025 are at 940 students and talented athletes are drawn from across the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Sutherland councils.

The student population is diverse with students from varying cultural backgrounds and there is an Autism Support Unit, Elouera, that currently consists of seven classes.

There is also a significant enrolment of Aboriginal students (17%) and we are committed to closing the gap between the educational outcomes of indigenous and nonindigenous students.

Illawarra Sports High School has a very committed teaching and non-teaching staff and has an established reputation for sporting success and a growing reputation for emphasising high academic expectations of all students.

Students are encouraged to follow the school values of being respectful responsible learners.

Selection Criteria
  • Approval to teach PD/Health/PE, Community and Family Studies and Sports Coaching.
  • Highly developed interpersonal, communication and organisational skills to build positive relationships with teachers, students, parents and the community.
  • Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver quality differentiated teaching and learning programs which cater for the diverse learning needs including those with disabilities, different cultural backgrounds and EAL/D learners, to create an inclusive PDHPE learning environment.
  • Capacity to contribute to sport and extra-curricular activities in school to support the implementation of the NSW DOE High Potential and Gifted Education Policy.
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 ) 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.

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