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About this job
Position Information
Queanbeyan South Public School provides a dynamic and inclusive educational environment for 425 students located close to the border of the Australian Capital Territory on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country. Students represent 35 cultural backgrounds with 25% identifying as Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander. The school has four district Supported Learning Classes and one district Opportunity Class for gifted and talented students. It also has an onsite Ngurranbai Transition to School Program running three days a week. The school has an extensive Kitchen Garden Program. The school’s educational culture is driven by quality teaching with a highly-skilled professional staff enhancing student opportunities through continuous professional learning. The school looks to embrace opportunities in support of students’ learning and wellbeing. The school’s student welfare and discipline policy is underpinned and supported by the Positive Behaviour for Success program with its core values of Respect, Responsibility and Safety. Throughout the school there is a strong emphasis on Performing Arts, Public Speaking, ICT, sporting teams and clinics. Other curricular programs include the community language of Macedonian.
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
In addition to the general selection criteria,
Approval and capacity to teach Special Education and/or experience and expertise teaching students with complex needs, including students with autism, intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, challenging behaviours and mental health concerns within an inclusive supported learning context.
Comprehensive ability to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into the curriculum and implement everyday teaching practices to foster a culturally safe and inclusive learning environment.
Demonstrated ability to foster positive relationships with students, their families and outside agencies to collaborate, develop and implement strategies for individualised support, transition, behaviour and wellbeing needs of students with specific additional learning needs.
Proven ability to develop relationships and collaborate within a teaching team to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for students with specific additional learning needs to inform future strategies.
Demonstrated enthusiastic, proactive leadership with the ability to work as a dynamic member of the school executive team in leading initiatives that address whole school strategic directions and to manage whole school change through collaborative leadership.
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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