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About this job
Position Information
Bankstown West Public School is a community of people passionate about learning. With 315 children across 26 language backgrounds, we have been recognised as excelling in the delivery and monitoring of Literacy and Numeracy programs and for our inclusive, warm and supportive school culture.
Quality explicit teaching takes place in well-organised, well-managed and well-resourced classes with high expectations of student behaviour and achievement. High engagement of students and strong relationships with parents are core values.
Literacy and Numeracy are our key priorities with a strong emphasis on high quality, evidence-based teaching programs which target improvement, a positive growth mindset and active community participation.
We are committed to maintaining a positive, successful collegial culture where student achievements and growth are celebrated, teacher development is systematically supported and excellence is recognised.
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach primary English as an additional language or dialect or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in English as an additional language primary or dialect qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education.
Capacity to differentiate teaching practices to cater for students with varying levels of English language skills, ensuring meaningful engagement with the curriculum in numeracy and literacy.
Excellent classroom management and wellbeing practices to empower, engage and support student attendance, behaviour and learning.
Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills to work effectively with students, colleagues, parents and the wider community, building positive partnerships to improve student learning outcomes.
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.
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.
If you are new or returning to the Department of Education and have relevant prior professional experience, you can submit a Salary determination for classroom teachers application form to request a salary determination. Until the outcome of any such determination is confirmed, your salary offer will remain at Step 1 then be updated at a later date (typically a 1–2-week processing time post receipt of the form). For further details on this process, please see the Department’s policy here: Salary determination.