Denison College of Secondary Education - Kelso High Campus is a comprehensive secondary school with an enrolment of 800 students, including 160 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students. Kelso High Campus is located in Bathurst, three-hours drive from the Sydney CBD and forms an innovative college structure with Bathurst High Campus as part of the Denison College of Secondary Education. 

Bathurst boasts a rich heritage and beautiful natural environment, an affordable lifestyle, a wide range of career opportunities and a thriving, inclusive social scene. Find out more at Bathurst Region. At Kelso High Campus there is an emphasis on a deep and shared understanding of the individual needs and backgrounds of students and families, supported by positive relationships between staff, students and families, and teaching and learning that is aligned to student learning data and is responsive to student needs. More information is available at https://kelso-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/. 

Our school is dedicated to using explicit teaching practices designed to enhance student learning outcomes through clear, structured, and evidence-based instructional strategies. We prioritise building positive teacher-student relationships to create an engaging and supportive classroom atmosphere. As part of our supportive HSIE team, which includes both experienced and passionate early-career educators, you will contribute to effective classroom practice, implement evidence-informed approaches, and foster strong partnerships with students, families, and the wider community. 

1. Approval to teach Legal Studies and willingness to teach Stage 5 Commerce, and Stage 4 and 5 History and Geography. 

2. Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively using well-developed communication and interpersonal skills to design, implement and evaluate high-quality teaching and learning programs that meet the needs of diverse learners across all stages.

3. Demonstrated effective classroom practice, including high expectations, explicit teaching, and classroom management strategies that create safe, positive and engaging learning environments.

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.

If you are new or returning to the Department of Education and have relevant prior professional experience, you can submit a Salary determination for classroom teachers application form to request a salary determination. Until the outcome of any such determination is confirmed, your salary offer will remain at Step 1 then be updated at a later date (typically a 1–2-week processing time post receipt of the form). For further details on this process, please see the Department’s policy here: Salary determination.

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.

For technical support in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.