About this job
Position Information
Situated in the northwest of Sydney, Winston Hills Public School has approximately 620 students, including four support classes. The school's population has 40% of students identified from language backgrounds other than English. There are over 45 different languages or cultural groups identified, with Mandarin and Korean being the two largest groups. Winston Hills Public School has a dedicated staff that consistently focus on providing quality educational programs. Excellence is promoted across all areas of the curriculum and emphasis is placed on providing a broad range of learning opportunities, to meet the needs of all students. The Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) program underpins a strong focus on student wellbeing.
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 infants and/or primary.
Proven ability to lead the design, implementation and evaluation of quality, differentiated learning programs through informed research-based practices and a focus on engaging high potential and gifted learners.
Highly developed interpersonal skills with a demonstrated capacity to inspire, lead and mentor early career teachers, as well as experienced teachers.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate and engage with the school community to lead and implement programs that enhance student wellbeing.
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
Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.
To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.
