• Be a part of our collaborative and dynamic Economics department
• Excellent professional development opportunities with great staff benefits.
• Exciting opportunity for innovative and rigorous teaching and learning.

About the Position
Newington College seeks a qualified and innovative teacher of Business Studies and Commerce across Years 7-12. The position is permanent full-time, located at the Secondary School campus at Stanmore and will commence in Term 1 2025. A contribution to the pastoral care and co-curricular program is part of the role of all staff at the College.

The College has a strong tradition in senior years offering both Business Studies and Business Management in the HSC and IB curriculum. The department also offers a range of elective courses to both stage 4 and 5. This includes innovative school-developed courses such as The Business of Food and Business to stage 4 and Commerce and Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise to stage 5. The Department also delivers the Business Services VET framework to Year 11 and 12.

Further details about this position can be obtained by contacting Mr Josh Naylor, Head of Economics, jnaylor@newington.nsw.edu.au or (02) 9568 9333.

About You
We have deliberately not provided set and narrow selection criteria. However, it would be expected that the successful candidate will:

• have appropriate teaching and tertiary qualifications relevant to the position
• be a dynamic and effective classroom practitioner
• demonstrate the ability to differentiate instruction and cater for a range of learning abilities and needs
• have a thorough understanding of the learning process, including the role of assessment and feedback
• work effectively as a member of a team
• be personally committed to learning and professional growth
• have a strong work ethic
• possess strong ICT competencies
• show a genuine appreciation and commitment to pastoral care
• participate in the College’s co-curricular program
• understand and adhere to the College’s Child Safeguarding policies and practices
• contribute to the continuous improvement of Child Safeguarding at Newington.

The College's Commitment to Child Protection
The College is a ‘Child Safe Organisation' committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and wellbeing of all children and young people at the College and is dedicated to protecting them from abuse and harm. All children and young people who come to Newington have a right to feel and be safe.

Successful applicants will be subject to employment screening processes with the Office of the Children’s Guardian and will be required to provide a current Working with Children registration number. In addition, teaching staff will be expected to possess a current first aid qualification.

About the College
Newington College is a school bustling with opportunity and rigour. We aim to teach students to think critically, stretch their learning and approach life with curiosity, kindness and open-mindedness, and that also applies to everyone who works here – from the teachers and grounds staff to the finance and admissions teams.

Founded in 1863 by the Uniting Church, the College has more than two thousand students across four vibrant campuses from our Early Learning Centre through to Year 12. In 2026, Newington will enter an exciting new phase as the College transitions to co-education starting with Kindergarten and Grade Five, becoming fully co-educational by 2033. Our students will enter a world that will require them to walk and work alongside all genders collaboratively, respectfully and empathetically as colleagues, employers, employees, partners, parents and friends. We want to ensure the College remains a vibrant, contemporary institution, in step with the society it is part of.

If our approach appeals to you – and if you think you could help us achieve our goals – we’d like to hear from you.

Further information about the College, its programs and its strategic plans is available on the College website: www.newington.nsw.edu.au

To Apply
To apply for this position, you must be eligible to work in Australia, e.g. hold an appropriate and current Australian work visa.

• Applications should be submitted in one attachment (PDF format preferred) of no more than 6 pages. This document will include your cover letter and CV.
• Applicants must apply electronically for their application to be considered. The online application form can be accessed at: https://www.newington.nsw.edu.au/about-newington/careers/
• Applications close Monday 4 November 2024. Interviews may be conducted on receipt of applications of interest not following the closing date, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.