Teacher – Visual Arts in Sydney

Edmondson Park High School is a new high school opening in 2027 with Year 7 and 8 students. It is located at the corner of Buchan Avenue and Horrie Road, within the rapidly expanding Southwestern Sydney growth corridor. This area has experienced significant residential development over the past decade, resulting in a diverse and growing local population. The school is designed to primarily serve the vibrant communities of Edmondson Park and Bardia. Student enrolment is estimated at 270 students across Years 7 and 8 with approximately 91% NESB and 2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

In response to the distinctive staffing requirements associated with establishing a new school, staffing positions will be advertised in a staged manner, aligned with student enrolment. This advertised Visual Arts position will have a negotiated start date.

Specific Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach Visual Arts, with the capacity to develop and implement engaging, differentiated teaching programs that meet diverse student needs.
• Demonstrated collaborative practice with the ability to contribute to a growing CAPA faculty and actively engage the school community through various initiatives and events.
• Commitment to ongoing professional learning, with a focus on enhancing teacher practice within a dynamic and innovative educational environment.

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.

For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

If you are new or returning to the Department of Education and have relevant prior professional experience, you can submit a Salary determination for classroom teachers application form to request a salary determination. Until the outcome of any such determination is confirmed, your salary offer will remain at Step 1 then be updated at a later date (typically a 1–2-week processing time post receipt of the form).

For further details on this process, please see the Department’s policy here: Salary determination.