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About this job
Position Information
Gulyangarri Public School opened at the beginning of 2024. It is located adjacent to Liverpool Boys and Liverpool Girls High Schools in the Liverpool CBD which is undergoing redeveloping and is within the Liverpool Innovation Precinct. The school’s name comes from Darug language and translates to children in English. The word gulyangarri highlights the importance of children being at the centre of all that we do.
The school is being delivered in two stages, with the first stage catering for 580 students including four support classes and the first of the 100 new public preschools. The role joins an existing executive team leading teaching and learning from Preschool to Year 6.
The school is designed to support high quality teaching and learning for students from diverse cultural, linguistic and socio-economic backgrounds. 85% of students have a language background other than English from 58 different languages. Four students are Aboriginal.
An emphasis on quality play-based learning in the preschool and explicit teaching and strong character development in Kindergarten to Year 6 lays the foundation for student success. Partnerships with local schools, TAFE, universities and the broader community will enrich learning for students and staff.
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary, with demonstrated experience working collaboratively as part of a dynamic leadership team and effectively balancing the dual roles of an exemplary teacher and the complex responsibilities of an Assistant Principal.
Demonstrated experience building authentic connections and collaborating with culturally and linguistically diverse communities to build educational partnerships that improve learning and wellbeing outcomes for all students.
Demonstrated experience leading whole-school initiatives linked to the school excellence plan through strategic planning and evaluative thinking.
Demonstrated experience and knowledge of leadership to lead diverse teams to implement effective teaching practice Preschool to Year 6 that is adaptive and responsive to individual student needs.
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 seeking either permanent full time or permanent part time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. If the recommended applicant is seeking permanent part time employment (FTE from 0.1 to 0.9 inclusive), they will be offered an appointment at their desired FTE. Applicants on the eligibility list will be offered the remaining FTE but are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/careers-at-education/roles-and-locations/roles-at-education/teaching/merit-selection-procedure (merit selection) webpage.
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.
To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.