Position Information Richmond High School is a member of the Richmond Agricultural Collegiate along with a Centre of Excellence in Ag-STEM Education. Richmond High School provides quality educational opportunities to a Local Enrolment stream, a Support stream with 7 classes from 2024, an Ag-STEM Specialty stream (from 2021) and an Ag-STEM Selective stream (from 2022). Approximately 750 students are enrolled, this includes 51 students in the support unit, with 13% of our student body identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Our school will grow in coming years to approximately 1000 students. The school is committed to excellence in teaching and learning where all students can succeed. Our staff are committed to quality teaching, innovation and maintaining a caring, supportive environment. We offer a comprehensive curriculum, including a full range of academic core, elective and vocational courses. Our school has an extensive range of extracurricular activities. Selection Criteria Approved to teach Science, Biology and Chemistry Demonstrated ability to implement evidence-based teaching practices to engage and develop students with a wide range of abilities. Demonstrated ability to work as a collaborative member of the Science faculty, contributing to programming assessment and resource development. Highly developed interpersonal skills with the capacity and willingness to contribute to extracurricular programs and whole school initiatives including Aboriginal Education. 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 ( dandidet.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 . To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format .