Position Information Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay is the senior campus of a campus collegiate, a vibrant, multi campus setting in the inner city, comprising of Blackwattle Bay (Year 11-12) as well as two Year 7-10 campuses (Leichhardt and Balmain). Blackwattle Bay Campus, located on the foreshore of Blackwattle Bay, Glebe, is a culturally diverse, partially selective school with an enrolment of approximately 820 senior students. The campus caters for students with a range of learning needs. It has an extensive curriculum with a strong focus on academic achievement, creative and performing arts and vocational education. The school has a commitment to the collegial development of quality teaching and learning programs for senior students, the integration of technology in teaching, wellbeing programs, student leadership and student voice. Innovative features include extensive technological resources, strong mentoring and transition programs for Stage 6 students. The successful applicant will be appointed to Sydney Secondary College and based at Blackwattle Bay Campus. Selection Criteria Approval to teach Food Technology. Approval to teach or preparedness to undertake Vocational Education and Training (VET) teacher training in Hospitality - Commercial Cookery and/or Hospitality - Food and Beverage, providing the qualification entry benchmark is met. Demonstrated ability to work as a team member and contribute to the development and delivery of innovative faculty programs. Dem onstrated ability to integrate a range of explicit and effective teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of a wide range of senior students with proven ability to improve student learning outcomes. Highly developed communication skills with the capacity to contribute to whole school initiatives. 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 .