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About this job
Position Information
Ambarvale Public School is located in Campbelltown, South-West Sydney, with an enrolment of approximately 440 students. This includes 74 Aboriginal students (17%) and 120 EALD students (27%). There are 17 mainstream classes and 4 support unit classes. The school caters for students from diverse language, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Our Family Occupation and Education Index (FOEI) is 126.
Quality programs operate within the school to support literacy, numeracy and wellbeing initiatives. Ambarvale Public School's mission is to provide quality teaching and learning, focusing on all students achieving their potential, in a caring and inclusive environment. While our school always aims for excellence in learning, the welfare of students also permeates all areas of classroom and school management.
General Selection Criteria
1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy
Specific Selection Criteria
1. In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with autism, intellectual disabilities and complex learning needs in a support class, with the demonstrated capacity to balance the dual role of Assistant Principal and exemplary special education teacher.
2. Proven ability to work effectively within an executive team to lead evidence-based practices that deliver high-quality differentiated and individualised learning programs that maximise student engagement and achievement.
3. Highly visible and collaborative leader, who promotes a culture of belonging and high expectations to strengthen positive partnerships within a diverse school community.
4. Demonstrated commitment to student wellbeing, equity, inclusion and strong support for diverse learners.
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.
All Department of Education employees working in an SSP are required to be vaccinated as outlined at Vaccination requirements for school sites (nsw.gov.au). The successful candidate for this position will be required to confirm vaccination status prior to the department finalising their appointment and entry on duty. Find the department’s latest advice on COVID-19 (coronavirus) at https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19.
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. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.