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About this job
Position Information
Oxley Vale Public School is located on the outskirts of Tamworth in the New England region of NSW. The school enjoys the benefits of drawing enrolments from residential and rural communities and boasts beautiful surroundings with views across the plains to the Duri Peaks. Oxley Vale Public School is a P3 school with 382 students enrolled as of November, 2024. 38% of students identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and the school is steadily increasing in cultural diversity, creating a vibrant and inclusive school community.
At Oxley Vale Public School we foster a nurturing and inclusive environment where every student is known, valued and cared for. Through the collective expertise and dedication of our teaching staff, we cultivate academic excellence, empowering all students to reach their full potential and thrive.
The school prides itself on being cohesive and collaborative, working closely with parents and community groups including local Aboriginal elders, support services and local businesses. The school has a Family Occupation and Education Index of 130 and is organised into 13 mainstream classes and 3 multi categorical support classes.
The Assistant Principal Special Education teaches one of the 3 multi categorical classes in the school, leads and supervises the support class teaching staff and oversees all aspects of teaching and learning for staff and students in the 3 support classes. The Assistant Principal is part of the school leadership team along with the Principal, Deputy Principal and 4 Assistant Principals.
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 demonstrated successful experience teaching students in a support class with complex needs related to intellectual, physical, communication and mental health (including emotional disturbance, behaviour disorder, trauma) disabilities, autism and sensory processing
- Knowledge of and successful experience implementing evidence-based wellbeing and behaviour support programs with the capacity to lead and support a team in the implementation of these systems
- Experience developing successful access requests and implementing engaging transition and integration programs
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. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.