At a Glance
- Tasks: Teach Technology and Applied Studies to motivated high school students in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Menai High School, a vibrant co-educational school in Sutherland Shire.
- Benefits: Join a supportive community with opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace welcoming diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- Why this job: Inspire the next generation while fostering creativity and innovation in technology.
- Qualifications: Approval to teach Design and Technology and strong interpersonal skills required.
The predicted salary is between 58500 - 71500 $ per year.
Menai High School is a comprehensive, co-educational high school located in Illawong, Sutherland Shire on the southern outskirts of Sydney region with an enrolment of 1,080 students in 2026. The student population is comprised of approximately 35% LBOTE, 13% EALD and 1.5% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Menai High School offers an extensive curriculum with a focus on academic excellence, student welfare and extra-curricular programs. Areas of focus for the school plan are the explicit teaching of literacy and numeracy across the school, extending the student learning culture by encouraging academic effort and implementing quality teaching practices across all key learning areas and strengthening collaborative partnerships with the parent community. Our students are highly motivated learners who excel academically across the curriculum. The school prides itself on its academic record and on-going commitment to high standards of student improvement.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach DAT Design and Technology; ITX Technology Mandatory (Years 7-8) and ITW Industrial technology Timber.
- Demonstrated ability to manage safe, active practical learning environments that foster inclusive learning and promote student engagement.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of the TAS team to design and deliver engaging teaching and learning programs and assessment.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive relationships with staff, students and parents.
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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment.
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