Position Information Cardiff High School is a comprehensive, co-educational secondary school located in the city of Lake Macquarie on the land of the Awabakal People. The school draws its enrolments from the Cardiff, Garden Suburb, Hillsborough and Macquarie Hills Communities. The school has a culture of academic achievement, success in sport and creative and performing arts. In 2024, Cardiff High School recorded 770 student enrolments, including 115 students from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds. The school curriculum caters for a wide variety of interests and needs, with a growing number of students accessing tertiary study and local-industry post-school pathways. The High Potential & Gifted Education program provides students with the platform to accelerate and extend their learning opportunities. Student learning is further enhanced through student access to courses at TAFE campuses and School Based Traineeships. Students are also well-supported through a range of key wellbeing and careers programs. Our SOAR Learning Centre (special education faculty) currently caters for 57 students with a variety of health conditions and/or disability. Cardiff High School’s Japanese language program is fostered by a long-standing sister-school relationship with Tanagura Junior High School, Japan. Selection Criteria Approval to teach ITX Technology Mandatory, and ITB Industrial Technology-Building & Construction. Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver and review quality differentiated teaching and learning programs which cater for the diverse learning needs and backgrounds of all students. Proven ability to manage practical workspaces to ensure student safety, participation and high levels of engagement in lessons. Highly developed interpersonal, communication and organisational skills to build positive relationships with the students, staff, parents and the wider community. 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 It is anticipated this position will commence on day one of the 2025 school year. 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 .