Teacher English as an Additional Language or Dialect - Part-time (0.8FTE) - Dawson Public School

Permanent part-time job at Dawson Public School (New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B9UQ
Closing date June 17, 2026, 2 a.m. (AEST)
Location Stuart Rd, Dharruk 2770 NSW, Australia
Type Part-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Stuart Sterling
9625 9031

About this job

Position Information
Dawson Public School, located in Western Sydney, serves a diverse community, with 280 K-6 students, 3 multi-categorical (MC) support classes, and 51 preschool students totalling 331 students. Our schools cultural diversity includes 52% of our students from non-English speaking backgrounds, 33% requiring EAL/D (English as an Additional Language or Dialect) support, and 18% identifying as Aboriginal. 
Situated on Dharug land, we honour the enduring connection to our First Peoples and their custodianship of this land. Our school culture is defined by shared beliefs, values, and practices that shape the experiences of students, staff, and the community. We embed well-being through Positive Psychology, focusing on Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Accomplishments, and Health, fostering an inclusive environment for all. We will be ensuring a school wide focus on positive literacy and numeracy outcomes through evidence-informed practices, and ensuring equity and engagement across all initiatives.
Specific Selection Criteria

  • Approval to teach English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD), or currently undertaking or enroled in EALD qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education.

     

  • Proven ability to use the NSW EALD Learning Progressions to support student learning and build teacher capacity.
  • Demonstrate understanding of the demands of working with diverse cultural backgrounds and the unique challenges faced by EALD learners.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to collaborate with students, 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

This is a permanent part-time position for 4 days per week 0.8 FTE (Full-time equivalent).

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.

 

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