Visual Arts Teacher – Newington College – Stanmore NSW 2048

• Be a part of our collaborative and dynamic Visual Arts department
• Great professional development and learning opportunities
• Exciting opportunity for innovative and rigorous teaching and learning

About the Role

Newington College is seeking an innovative, passionate, and inspirational educator to join the Visual Arts department on a permanent full-time basis, commencing in Term 1, 2025. This role involves teaching Visual Arts to students from Years 7 to 12 and the IB Diploma program.

The Visual Arts Department currently offers the compulsory Visual Arts courses at Years 7 and 8, elective Visual Arts, Photographic and Digital Media courses at Years 9 and 10 and the NSW HSC and IB Visual Arts courses for Years 11 and 12. The Department has a tradition of excellent results. It is a department of six teaching staff who work in a cohesive and collegial environment.

The department prides itself on being a dynamic learning environment offering a diverse range of experiences focussed on contemporary art practices. There is a dedicated art gallery and artist in residence program. The Department endeavours to integrate the practical application of course material into all classrooms, making the subjects both engaging and contemporary for boys. A key focus of the department’s teaching and learning programs in all year groups is the development of creativity, the discipline required to develop skills for art making, a deep understanding of art history and a spirit of artistic adventure. We value self and professional reflection to continually refresh best teaching practices to engage and foster our boys emerging creativity. Classes integrate ICT activities via informal activities and formal assessment tasks and are well resourced with ICT hardware, online learning environments and support.

Further details about this position can be obtained by contacting Mr Andrew Thompson, Head of Visual Arts at athompson@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
• 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.

About Newington 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 2000students 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 Year 5, 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.

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

Newington’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.

To Apply:

To be considered, applicant must:

• be eligible to work in Australia that means holding appropriate and current visa or be Australian citizen
• submit their application in a PDF formatted document containing an updated resume and cover letter. The entire document should not exceed 6 pages
• apply electronically via this SEEK page or Newington Career page: https://www.newington.nsw.edu.au/about-newington/careers/
• apply as soon as possible, as interviews may be conducted upon receipt of applications, not necessarily following the application closing date.
• Applications close on Friday 29 November 2024.