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About this job
Position Information
Ellison Public School is situated in the lower Blue Mountains between Springwood and Winmalee. We are a welcoming and inclusive community with 11 mainstream classes and 2 Multi Categorical classes. Ellison public school has 285 students, who are at the centre of everything we do.
The school provides high quality evidence informed teaching and learning, with a strong focus on literacy, numeracy and student wellbeing. Extra curricular opportunities are provided through the Band program, Creative and practical arts and sport. Our C.A.R.E values ensure that our students are inspired to participate positively in the school community and beyond.
We value strong, collaborative partnerships with the school community and have an active and engaged P&C who support the school.
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 needed and their teachers.
Demonstrated understanding of and experience in differentiation, assessment and inclusive educational practices; including NCCD requirements, manging integration funding support (IFS) and access requests.
Outstanding organisational and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and build positive, collaborative relationships with the wider school 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.
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.
If you are new or returning to the Department of Education and have relevant prior professional experience, you can submit a Salary determination for classroom teachers application form to request a salary determination. Until the outcome of any such determination is confirmed, your salary offer will remain at Step 1 then be updated at a later date (typically a 1–2-week processing time post receipt of the form). For further details on this process, please see the Department’s policy here: Salary determination.