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About this job
Position Information
Brewarrina is a friendly town of 1100 people nestled on the Barwon River in upper North West NSW on Ngemba Country. With a current enrolment of 130 students Kindergarten to year 12, 99% of students are Aboriginal. Our school community is invested in every student being known, valued and cared for. Staff work with community to deliver Culture and Language and Personalised Learning and Pathway plans for every student. The "Guiding Principles of Leading Aboriginal Education" support continued strengthening of school/community partnerships supported by the Connected Communities Strategy, SRG (School Reference Group) and AECG (Aboriginal Education Consultative Group).
Working strategically to address considerable geographical isolation and low socioeconomic disadvantage, our school with a FOEI of 207 strategically delivers tier 1,2 and 3 programs to address Closing the Gap targets. This newly established position will be supported by the Learning and Support Team and several key support personnel from the Department and other agencies. The breakdown of role is 0.6FTE K-6 and 0.4FTE secondary. The role will be in line with Department guidelines and be supported with SLSO's who have additional skills in delivering Speech and Hearing programs.
Specific Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach Learning and Support K-6 and secondary and/or experience teaching students with learning and support needs in regular classes.
2. Demonstrated ability to work with teachers to assess students and use data to plan, implement and evaluate effective personalised learning and support plans that reflect academic, social, emotional and behavioural needs and aspirations of the unique context of each student.
3. Demonstrated capacity to develop positive relationships and establish effective partnerships with parents, community, support agencies and colleagues to achieve improved outcomes for students.
3. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal Education policies, including the Connected Communities Strategy.
Conditions
Successful applicants may be entitled to a relocation support payment of $5,000 to $8,000 for eligible applicants.
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 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.