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About this job
Position Information
Gregory Hills Public School is a comprehensive K-6 primary school located in Gregory Hills NSW, in the Macarthur network, south-west of Sydney. The school was in its foundation year in 2023. Gregory Hills Public School is located in a new school build having been temporarily in a pop-up school. Our school motto ‘Connection Collaboration and Courage’ forms to basis of our school culture and the values we adhere to.
Gregory Hills Public School has a current enrolment of 478 students, including 10 Aboriginal students. Our predicted enrolment in the future is 1000 students.
The school is an active partner of the 4C Transformative Learning organisation that empowers students, teachers and leaders with the capabilities to meet the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach primary English as an Additional Language/Dialect (EAL/D), or currently undertaking, willing to, or enrolled in EAL/D qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education, with a demonstrated commitment to engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the wider culturally diverse school community to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
- Demonstrated expertise to develop and implement differentiated, data-driven teaching and learning programs K-6, using knowledge of the EAL/D Learning Progression and catering for the needs of learners from diverse backgrounds, including New Arrival students.
- Demonstrated ability to use effective classroom management skills and wellbeing practices to create a classroom environment that is safe, supportive, inclusive and engaging and that fosters a culture of high expectations.
- High levels of communication and interpersonal skills with a demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with others, in a co-teaching environment, to deliver differentiated curriculum across all key learning areas with an understanding of quality EAL/D pedagogical practices.
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
If applicable engagement will be temporary until successful completion of the approved post graduate qualification for teaching English as a Second Language (primary) as recognised by the NSW Department of Education, which must be completed within 12 months.
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 and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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