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About this job
Position Information
Pacific Palms Public School is a vibrant, inclusive and nurturing learning community proudly located on the traditional lands of the Worimi people at beautiful Boomerang Beach on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.
Our school serves approximately 250 students, including 8% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. We are proud of our diverse community and the strong partnerships we have built with families, creating a welcoming environment where every student is known, valued and cared for.
With 10 mainstream classes, Pacific Palms Public School offers a dynamic learning environment supported by highly skilled and dedicated educators. Our staff are committed to evidence-informed teaching practices, high expectations and continuous improvement, ensuring every student is challenged, supported and empowered to achieve their personal best.
We provide a broad and engaging curriculum across all key learning areas, complemented by targeted learning and support programs that respond to the diverse needs of our students. Rich opportunities in sport, creative and performing arts, leadership, HPGE and cultural learning further enhance student engagement and success.
Student wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do. Through our partnership with Real Schools, we have embedded a positive and relational approach to behaviour support and wellbeing, fostering a culture of respect, responsibility and belonging. Our focus on positive behaviour for learning equips students with the resilience, confidence and social-emotional skills needed to thrive in an ever-changing world.
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
1. In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary, a demonstrated capacity to balance the complex leadership, management and organisational responsibilities of an executive role with exemplary classroom practice.
2.Proven ability to lead data analysis authentically and strategically to enhance student learning outcomes, drive responsive teaching, and implement quality differentiation practices that lead to measurable improvements in student growth and achievement.
3.Highly visible and collaborative leader fostering a positive, inclusive school culture, skilled in behaviour management and implementing wellbeing initiatives.
4.Proven capacity to foster a genuine sense of belonging and partnership across our diverse school community that builds trust and shared aspiration with staff, families and the broader community.
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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.
To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.