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About this job
Position Information
Chester Hill Public School is committed to providing innovative and enriched teaching and learning experiences. The school has 538 students with 77% coming from non-english speaking backgrounds. We have less than one percent indigenous students. Our 2025 Family and Occupation Index (FOEI) was 145.
Our early learning strategy provides for flexible delivery of curriculum in the K-2 years, allowing students to progress through stage outcomes at a rate appropriate to their needs and abilities. K-2 is supported through the provision of two Instructional leaders.
Years 3-6 are placed in classes that support and enable explicit teaching across all Key Learning Areas. Quality teaching, literacy and numeracy remain the principal areas of focus, and these continue to be supported, developed and enhanced through professional learning and the purchase of teaching and learning resources.
Learning support programs include Best Start, Early Action for Success, InitiaLit, LAS, EAL/D, guided and home reading, and Focus on Reading. Numeracy support is actioned through the Quick Smart numeracy program.
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
Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
This advertisement qualifies for permanent part-time employment; therefore, applicants seeking either permanent full-time or permanent part-time work are encouraged to apply. Candidates must indicate their desired FTE (up to the maximum FTE of the advertised position) in their application prior to submission.
Please note:
• The FTE selection is final.
• No changes (increase or decrease) will be permitted at the point of offer if you are the recommended applicant.
• If no FTE is indicated, it will be assumed you are seeking the full FTE of the advertised role.
Recommended applicants seeking part-time employment will be appointed at their nominated FTE. Any remaining FTE may be offered to applicants on the eligibility list, who are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage
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.