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About this job
Position Information
St Johns Park Public School is located in south-west Sydney. The school culture is enriched by 90% of students coming from a Language Background other than English. The current enrolment is 668. The school has 24 mainstream classes, 3 support classes for students with a mild to moderate intellectual disability and/or autism, an Opportunity Class and a preschool.
We strive to provide a quality, inclusive education for all students. Excellence, choice and equity are promoted in all school endeavours. Students are at the very centre of all decision–making. There are a variety of opportunities for students to become involved in extracurricular activities that support the development of the whole child.
The staff at St Johns Park Public School are highly committed to working collaboratively with the whole school community to improve both teaching practice and student learning outcomes. There is a strong focus on explicit teaching, literacy and numeracy growth, student voice and data driven practices to inform school planning and evaluation. This has a positive impact on quality teaching and learning.
Our school implements Positive Behaviour for Learning and school–wide processes to promote positivity and kindness. The support of the school community in all activities enhances the educational outcomes of the school. The loyal, supportive parents work as partners in the educative process.
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
1. In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary with the demonstrated ability to lead collaboratively whilst effectively managing the dual roles of an exemplary classroom teacher and leader as part of a large executive team.
2. Demonstrated capacity to strategically lead whole school curriculum implementation for measurable school improvement with a data lens to drive pedagogical change.
3. Demonstrated expertise in leading extracurricular programs, demonstrating the ability to plan and manage diverse activities that enrich student engagement, development and wellbeing.
4. Highly visible and approachable leader with outstanding interpersonal skills to initiate, build and strengthen positive partnerships with students, parents, staff and the wider community.
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, 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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