9871 5952
About this job
Position Information
Murray Farm Public School has earned a reputation for academic and cultural excellence. The school draws students from established areas in Carlingford, North Rocks and West Pennant Hills. The current enrolment of 880 has a Non-English Speaking Background (NESB) population of 87.6%. Less than 1% of students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The school delivers quality learning design, through conceptually planned curriculum, that is differentiated for the needs of all learners. Murray Farm PS is one of only four NSW Department of Education bilingual schools currently delivering Japanese K-6. The school also runs a challenge program across grades 3-6. A wide range of extra-curricular activities is available to students, including valued strings, band and choral programs. We celebrate student leadership opportunities through a large leadership team, including an active SRC. Teachers engage in collaborative High Impact Professional Learning to deliver innovative, evidence-based teaching and learning. The school values three-way partnerships between students, teachers and parents. The involved parent body, led by a dedicated P&C has high expectations and contributes to the inclusive culture that supports all students to achieve their potential. It is a place where students, teachers and parents believe Murray Farm is a Great Place to Be. The school management plan and school information are available on the school website.
The Learning and Support teaching position is a four day a week position with applicants possessing an outstanding technology background and a positive rapport with students, staff and parents.
Further information is available about the school on the school website.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach students with learning and support needs (primary) and/or experience teaching students with learning and support needs (primary) in regular classes. Capacity to provide specialist assistance to students in regular classes with additional learning and support needs and their teachers.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with classroom teachers to support assessment for learning of their students with additional educational needs and identify specific learning and support needs.
- Proven ability to plan, implement, model, monitor and evaluate personalised adjustments for learning where required (including high potential and gifted education (HPGE), students with learning and/or behaviour difficulties and/or EAL/D students) with the classroom teacher, student and/or parent or carer.
- Evidence of ability to successfully assist with professional learning for class teachers and school learning support officers within their school.
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 of 4 days per week (0.8FTE).
The role statement for the Learning and Support Teacher may be accessed at:
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
New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.