Teacher - Construction - Illawarra Sports High School
Illawarra Sports High School is a growing, partially selective sports school with an enrolment of 1000 students. Located on Dharawal country on the northern shores of Lake Illawarra, the school is a proud member of the Berkeley Community of Schools. It welcomes local students alongside talented athletes from across the wider Illawarra, Wingecarribee and Shoalhaven regions. The dedicated Elouera Unit includes eight support classes for students with Autism, demonstrating a strong commitment to inclusivity. 17% of the student population identifies as Aboriginal, and the school continues to create pathways that celebrate culture, close educational gaps, and foster pride and belonging. Students are encouraged to live by the school values of being Respectful, Responsible Learners, which provide the foundation for a positive and supportive community. Illawarra Sports High School is known for passionate staff, sporting excellence, and high academic expectations. Its facilities include a multi-purpose gymnasium, strength and conditioning centre, synthetic sporting field, high-quality football and rugby fields, a modern library, and a range of specialist classrooms. The school takes pride in its valuable partnerships with the University of Wollongong, NSW sport associations, Sydney FC, and local sporting clubs. As an Olympic Pathway school, students benefit from unique opportunities that support both educational and athletic growth, guiding them towards elite sporting goals. At Illawarra Sports High, all achievements are celebrated, and every student's educational and athletic journey is supported.
Demonstrated capacity to implement effective classroom management strategies with the ability to manage practical workspaces to create a classroom environment that is safe, engaging, inclusive and fosters a culture of high expectations.
Demonstrated ability to work as a proactive member of a faculty with highly developed communication, interpersonal and organisational skills with proven ability to build positive and productive working relationships with students, staff, parents and the wider community.
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.
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, details listed above. 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.
