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About this job
Position Information
Boggabilla Central School is a Connected Communities school located in north west New South Wales sitting on 44 beautiful acres of Gamilaraay Country. We have a current enrolment of 110 students ranging from Preschool to Year 12. Our numbers have remained steady over the past few years, 97% of our student population identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Our FOEI is 211 and ICSEA 670 placing the school in a low socio-economic rural and remote school demographic.
At Boggabilla Central School we provide excellence in education for all. We are committed to educating the whole child through the provision of quality education and wellbeing practices. We value working in collaboration, and with community involvement, ensure we cater for all aspects of school life. We promote and enact a culture of high expectations where learning is valued. As a Connected Community school, we are seen as a community hub and it is our role to ensure the support and delivery of key services. Working together with the community provides a positive impact on our student's lives. We are privileged to support students from preschool, transitioning through school and into work, helping to inspire and motivate young people to make life changing choices.
Currently at Boggabilla Central School, we are reviewing a number of processes including curriculum delivery, wellbeing and behaviour. The staff will have opportunities to deepen their understanding, developing skills and expertise in how to authentically teach using Aboriginal culture aspects, wellbeing approaches and evidence-based teaching practices. We utilise local community, where possible, to strengthen partnerships.
The Assistant Principal Mentor will lead the support for early career permanent, temporary and casual teachers at Boggabilla Central School. The Assistant Principal Mentor will support teachers to strengthen their practice through an explicit, structured program of professional development, coaching, classroom observation, demonstration, team teaching and individualised professional feedback. The Assistant Principal Mentor role will work closely with other executive to strengthen a positive performance and development culture across the school, aligned to the values of the Connected Communities strategy. Whilst the Assistant Principal Mentor does not replace the supervisory function of existing executive, particularly in relation to teacher accreditation, they will play a key role in supporting teachers with accreditation requirements.
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
- Demonstrated deep knowledge and understanding of the value of culture, cultural identity and linguistic background regarding the education of students from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, with successful success in delivering innovative strategies to create inclusive teaching and learning practices and opportunities that lead to high-quality learning outcomes for Aboriginal students.
- Demonstrated successful experience in supporting teaching colleagues, particularly early career teachers, to improve teaching practice and student outcomes.
- Demonstrated capacity to build professional relationships, deliver professional feedback and lead professional learning leading to improved teaching practice and student outcomes.
- Deep knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Connected Communities Strategy and the NSW AECG/Department of Education Partnership Agreement ‘Walking Together Working Together’.
Conditions
- Approval to teach K-6.
- 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
Successful applicants may be entitled to a relocation support payment of $5,000 to $8,000 for eligible applicants.
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.