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About this job
Position Information
Wadalba Community School is a comprehensive Kindergarten to Year 12 school located in the Wyong Local Government Area on the Central Coast. The school serves a diverse and growing community, with more than 300 students in the primary school and close to 1,200 students in the secondary school. Approximately 17% of students identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
The school also provides eight support classes, demonstrating a strong commitment to inclusive education and ensuring that every student is known, valued and supported. Wadalba Community School is committed to creating an inclusive and supportive learning environment that recognises and responds to the diverse needs, strengths and aspirations of all students.
As a K–12 setting, the school is uniquely positioned to draw on expertise across primary, secondary and specialist education. Wadalba Community School has a strong focus on high-quality teaching and learning, high expectations, collaboration and continuous improvement to support positive outcomes for every student.
Wadalba Community School values strong, authentic partnerships with students, families and the wider community. The school works collaboratively with its Parents and Citizens’ Association (P&C), is an active member of the Ngara AECG, and maintains strong partnerships with local primary schools through the Connected Schools of Wadalba.
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
- In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary:
- Is a visible, approachable leader with evidence of exceptional interpersonal skills to build and sustain strong, authentic relationships with students, staff and the community.
- Demonstrated capacity to lead evidence-informed teaching and learning practices that improve student growth K-6.
- Highly developed relational skills with a focus on positive and productive student wellbeing, underpinned by best practice principles.
- Demonstrated capacity to contribute to whole-school improvement within a complex K-12 setting, working collaboratively across teams.
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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
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