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About this job
Position Information
Moss Vale Public School is a semi-rural school located in the beautiful Southern Highlands of NSW (approximate enrolment for 2025 of 450, with 10% indigenous, 14% English as an Additional Dialect). Our school fosters an inclusive and supportive learning environment, emphasising collaborative curriculum planning to address the diverse needs of our students. Our support unit comprises of six specialist support classes and an early intervention service for pre-school age children, catering for approximately 70 students with a range of disability. In 2025 the school will also have 16 mainstream classes, including 1 Opportunity Class. The school is also identified as a location for 1 of the 100 new Department Preschools to be established for 2027. The dedicated team of teachers and support staff ensure each student is known, valued and cared for in nurturing and engaging classroom environments that improve student academic outcomes and social and emotional wellbeing.
The school motto Excellence in Education, Inclusion and Community reflects the school’s vision and high expectations of all students. This motto guides the school’s commitment to providing students with a stimulating, exciting and challenging environment in which individual uniqueness and achievement is celebrated.
The Assistant Principal for Inclusion and Support plays a crucial role within our highly collaborative and cohesive executive team, supporting the Deputy Principal of Inclusion and Support and Principal to strive to maintain high expectations and a positive culture. Our community actively engages in a three-way partnership among parents, staff, and students to promote a thriving educational environment.
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 to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with autism, intellectual disabilities and complex learning and behavioural needs within a support class with demonstrated ability to effectively manage the dual role of Assistant Principal and exemplary special education teacher.
Proven ability to lead and develop evidence-based and evaluative practices to implement high quality differentiated curriculum, including the development of individualised learning programs that maximise student engagement, with a strong focus on improving literacy and numeracy outcomes for all students.
Demonstrated ability to be a dynamic member of the executive leadership team and to lead initiatives that nurture positive quality relationships across the school community.
Evidence of leading and implementing flexible classroom management strategies which create a positive and inclusive learning environment to promote student engagement and connection, including students impacted by trauma.
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.