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About this job
Position Information
Tahmoor Public School, located on Dharawal land has an enrolment of 537 students, with 20% identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and 9% of students with English as an additional language. Tahmoor Public School was established in 1917 and is situated on the southern end of a growing semi-rural town. Our students are placed in 22 mainstream classes and 4 support unit classes. Included in our mainstream classes, Tahmoor Public School also has an Opportunity Class (OC) which caters for high potential and gifted students across the Wollondilly.
Our school has an enthusiastic staff who are committed to quality teaching and learning. Staff collaborate in stage, curriculum and wellbeing teams, providing quality experiences and continually seek to implement and develop best practice. Data informs practice to ensure the diverse learning needs of all students are recognised and met. The staff are exposed to current research which helps underpin and drive their understanding and implementation of their pedagogy.
There are strong community partnerships with the P & C / parent body that enhance the educational outcomes for students.
Our school is inclusive and offers a range of programs including, Band, Operation Art, Sporting Knockouts, Gala days, Southern Stars Dancing performance, The Festival of Instrumental Music, Debating, Student Leadership and Culture Classes. These opportunities provide our students with the skillset to maximise their potential irrespective of whether their talents lie in the creative, intellectual, social-emotional or physical domain.
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 special education,
a) Demonstrated capacity to lead a support unit in a mainstream setting, including development of individualised programs and timetables that enable students with autism and a range of disabilities with similar support needs (Multi Categorical), to participate meaningfully in both specialist and peer classes.
b)Capacity to collaborate with staff, families and external agencies to design, implement and review personalised learning, behaviour and wellbeing supports that promote student independence, engagement and successful participation across the whole school.
c) Strong knowledge of inclusive education practices and the ability to build whole-school staff capability in differentiation, adjustment and approaches that foster belonging, high expectations and respect for diversity.
d) Proven ability to lead initiatives that strengthen an inclusive school culture and authentic student and staff wellbeing, engagement and community partnerships.
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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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