Permanent full-time job at Glen Innes High School (Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B0QS
Closing date September 24, 2025, 2 a.m. (AEST)
Location Edwards St, Glen Innes 2370 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Suzanne Woods
02 67321322
About This Job
Position Information
Established in 1927, Glen Innes High School is a comprehensive, co-educational secondary school (Years 7–12) located in the picturesque Northern Tablelands of NSW, on the traditional lands of the Ngarrabul People of the Gomaroi Nation. Serving approximately 460 students, with 19% identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, the school prides itself on a strong culture of support, inclusion, and community connection.
Glen Innes is a rural town situated at the crossroads of the New England and Gwydir Highways. Its economy is centred around sheep and cattle grazing, renewable energy, and tourism driven by local attractions including World Heritage-listed National Parks, the Australian Standing Stones, and popular annual events such as the Celtic Festival and Minerama.
The school fosters high expectations and a culture of excellence, with dedicated teaching staff offering extra tuition through initiatives like Night Library and mentoring outside of school hours. Glen Innes High School supports the development of the whole student through opportunities in leadership, academics, sport, drama, music, and the visual arts. A vibrant Student Representative Council and Prefect body serve as strong role models within the school community.
The Wellbeing Team includes a Wellbeing Nurse, School Counsellor, School Support Officer, and Year Advisors, and plays a pivotal role in ensuring that every student is known, valued, and cared for. Celebrations such as the Dux Ceremony, Valedictory Evening, NAIDOC Week
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Technology-Metal
- Demonstrated capacity to work as a collaborative member of the TAS faculty and contribute towards the development of faculty programs and resources.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver quality differentiated teaching and learning programs which cater for the diverse learning needs and backgrounds of all students.
- Capacity to implement effective classroom management strategies and ability to manage practical workspaces to create a classroom environment that is safe, engaging, inclusive and fosters a culture of high expectations.
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 (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.
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