Mr Jason Heffernan 何杰森老师 currently teaches Chinese at St Bede’s Catholic College. He has been working as a Languages teacher in the NSW Central Coast, Maitland, and Newcastle regions since 2021.

Prior to becoming a Secondary Teacher, Jason worked in the tertiary education sector at UNSW from 2016 until mid-2020 as an Academic and Research Assistant specialising in Systemic Functional Linguistics and Chinese/English translation. 

In his role as an Academic, Jason taught postgraduate courses within the Master of Translation and Interpreting program, which prepares students for NAATI professional certification. One of Jason’s many responsibilities included creating and marking Chinese into English translation accreditation examinations. During this time, Jason also simultaneously worked as a NAATI certified freelance Chinese to English Translator and served as a Membership Officer on the NSW Branch Committee of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT).