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About this job
Position Information
Bligh Park Public School is a NSW Department of Education (DoE) primary school situated on the land of the Dharug People. The school is part of the South Creek Principal Network in the Metropolitan North Operational Directorate.
Bligh Park Public School has 25 teaching staff and an enrolment of 285 students, 51 of whom identify as Aboriginal. There are 10 mainstream classes and 7 support unit classes. The school is supported by the P&C and enjoys strong relationships with the community. Bligh Park Public School provides opportunities in sport and the performing arts, and students focus on being safe, respectful and responsible learners.
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach, with demonstrated expertise in delivering targeted small group interventions using evidence-based teaching strategies for students with learning and support needs, along with experience designing and delivering enrichment programs aligned to school priorities.
Proven experience working within learning and support teams, managing Integration Funding Support (IFS), access requests, and capacity to prvide specialist assistance to students with additional learning support needs and their teachers.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that foster collaboration with staff, students, families, external providers, and contribute positively to whole school culture, with a focus on wellbeing.
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.
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