Scone Grammar School (SGS) is an Anglican Co-Educational School for positive, flourishing learners from Preschool to Year 12. Based in the Upper Hunter, our Christian faith and values lay a safe, caring foundation.

Our school is an Anglican School in the Diocese of Newcastle where our core Christian values are lived each day in our community life together. We value learning, the development of the whole child, fostering the well-being of the individual; and seeking to grow students of good character who will contribute meaningfully to society.

We have wonderful teams, a caring and striving SGS Community, and we place an emphasis on fostering a positive culture not only for our students, but our staff as well. We also value internal progression and career development.

Scone is known as the horse capital of Australia. Located north of Sydney and a short, easy drive from Newcastle the historic town of Scone is home to dozens of horse studs and world-class thoroughbred breeders. Beautiful National Parks including Towarri, Burning Mountain Reserve, and Barrington Tops provide abundant wildlife, while Lake Glenbawn hosts superb freshwater fishing and water sport opportunities.

Skills and Abilities:

• An ability to deliver safe and engaging PDHPE lessons including up to Stage 6.
• An ability to plan, prepare and deliver quality learning experiences.
• Active listening skills and the ability to engage with and builds strong positive relationships with members of the school community including employees, students and parents.
• An ability to create a dynamic and inclusive learning environment to engage and support diverse students.
• Well-developed organisational skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills; the ability to work well in a team, as well as the ability to work independently.
• An ability to maintain student records and samples of work and report on student performance to students, parents and other stakeholders as required.
• A willingness to participate in the collaborative development and evaluation of the curriculum and regularly monitor, through observation and evaluation, the effectiveness of the teaching program.
• An ability to create dynamic and engaging programs that include a multitude of ICT opportunities for student learning.
• A willingness to participate in co-curricular activities, school decision making processes and professional development.

Essential Criteria:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in education.
• A valid NSW Working with Children Check.
• Commitment to the education and wellbeing of young people.

The successful applicant will be committed to our school values and proactively contribute to our SGS team. Applicants will be screened for appropriate child protection purposes as we are a Child Safe School.

What are the benefits?

Our team are the heart of what we do here at Scone Grammar School and Newcastle Anglican Schools Corporation. As a part of our organisation, you have access to the following great benefits:

• Generous salary and salary packaging options
• Career and professional development opportunities
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program
• The opportunity to work within an innovative, collaborative team environment