Teaching - Secondary (Education & Training)
Full time
Barker College is currently seeking a Geography Teacher based at our Hornsby campus.
This will be a permanent Full-Time (1.0FTE) role commencing 1 January 2025 (New Staff Orientation Day is 23 January 2025).
Previous Stage 6 Geography experience and involvement or willingness to teach Society and Culture will be highly regarded.
A full Position Description for this role is attached HERE .
ABOUT BARKER COLLEGE Barker is a leading independent coeducational school at the forefront of educational thought, visionary leadership and excellence. An Anglican Day and Boarding School, originally established in 1890, Barker is situated in Hornsby on the leafy Upper North Shore of Sydney.
Barker College is a fully coeducational school from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12. We also have four satellite campuses:
An Outdoor Education facility at The Grange, Mount Victoria, NSW. A Special Assistance Marri Mittagar Humanitarian campus in Hornsby, NSW (established 2024). WHY WORK AT BARKER COLLEGE At Barker, we aim to be an engaging place of work where all staff are valued and nurtured through a dynamic professional learning community. We encourage and support all our teaching and support staff to be lifelong learners, to be inspired and be supported to thrive in their roles through ongoing professional learning, research and self-reflection. Quality teaching and learning drives the pursuit of supporting the School's strategic vision of being a leading educational institution that inspires global hope. Staff are highly aligned to the School values of Commitment, Compassion, Courage, Integrity and Respect and take pride in making a positive contribution to student life within and beyond the classroom.
We provide a range of benefits to support the ongoing wellbeing of all our staff and these benefits are outlined HERE .
HOW TO APPLY Please apply directly via SEEK and provide:Current Resume/CV Brief Covering Letter which addresses the reason for your interest and how your skills and experience suit the role. Applications close: Monday 2 December 2024 at 10:00am CANDIDATE EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS Successful applicants will be expected to support the Mission, Vision and Values of the School. Barker College is an Anglican School and applicants for this position will need to demonstrate sympathy with and support for the School's Christian values. Barker College is a child safe organisation and all statutory checks and references are required prior to confirmation of employment. A NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) and a National Police Check will be required. Barker College is committed to a safe work environment and all staff members work within our WHS Policy & Procedures and other relevant documentation. Barker College will require all Teaching Staff to provide evidence of their Tertiary Qualifications and have an understanding of and experience in relevant NESA syllabus documents and teacher accreditation requirements. All teaching staff participate in the School's extensive Pastoral Care and co-curricular programs. The ability to coach sports is highly desirable. Referees will only be contacted after initial interviews have been carried out. Your present Principal should be listed amongst confidential referees. Your application will include the following questions:
Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia? How many years' experience do you have as a Geography Teacher? Do you have a current Working With Children (WWC) Check? Do you have a current Police Check (National Police Certificate) for employment? At Barker, we have maintained a passion for teaching and learning for 125 years. We pride ourselves on the special School Community that exists – the sense of closeness and inclusiveness that parents and students alike come to value and appreciate about the School.
Here at Barker, every student is made to feel special because we value him or her for the unique individual he or she is. Our teaching staff is particularly well qualified and the School Council invests heavily in their continuing education. Many of them are lifelong learners, undertaking additional study including the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Teaching for Understanding.
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