Assistant Principal Special Education - General - Panania North Public School

Job Reference 0000ASC8
Closing date November 27, 2024 (AEST)
Location Bransgrove Rd, Panania 2213 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Samantha Loveridge
97738394

About this job

Position Information

Panania North Public School has a student enrolment of 434 and is located in the Bankstown network. The school culture fosters connectedness, inclusion, and belonging, with students, staff, parents, and the wider community working together to promote excellence. Our students come from a diverse range of socio-economic backgrounds, with 62% from language backgrounds other than English and 3% identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Our staff are dedicated to their professional growth and continual improvement. Building meaningful relationships based on trust and mutual respect, along with prioritising the well-being of everyone connected to our school, is crucial to student success. The school is committed to open communication and evidence-informed practices. Extra-curricular opportunities in sports, science, technology, and the creative and performing arts enable our students to excel through a variety of experiences.

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 to improve learning outcomes for students K-6 with autism and intellectual disabilities.
  2. Proven ability to lead and develop evidence-informed and evaluative practices to implement high quality differentiated curriculum, with a strong focus on improving literacy and numeracy outcomes for all students.
  3. Ability to work collaboratively to lead and support staff to effectively manage complex behaviours,
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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