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About this job
Position Information
Cooma Public School is proudly located in Ngarigo Country. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the country on which we are privileged to learn, play and work upon. We are excitedly growing in size with our projected student enrolments for 2025 being 230.
At CPS we are committed to preparing our students for life beyond school by providing challenging and enriching learning opportunities and supporting all students to achieve their best. We celebrate diversity and inclusivity, with 6% of students identifying as Aboriginal and 12% of our students have a language background other than English as well as those identifying as having a disability.
The staff work consistently to develop a deep understanding of the students and to instil a sense of pride in their efforts and achievements. We provide a safe, friendly environment that promotes creativity, collaboration and strong communication. Innovative and flexible teaching and learning programs allow us to meet the needs of all students. Our student wellbeing approach is based upon the Wellbeing Framework for schools, with a vision of seeing every student connect, succeed and thrive.
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary
1. Proven ability to strengthen a dynamic and responsive school-wide approach to student inclusion, wellbeing, attendance, and behaviour management processes enabling every student to connect, succeed, and thrive.
2. An approachable and visible leader with the ability to demonstrate strong emotional intelligence and outstanding interpersonal skills to enhance school culture and strengthen positive partnerships with all stakeholders.
3. Demonstrated ability to lead, model, and implement data-driven, evidence-based practices, catering to diverse student abilities, while building capacity, managing performance, and fostering collective efficacy within teams to ensure improvement in student outcomes.
Conditions
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.
Special Notes
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 all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here.
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