9637-1562
About this job
Position Information
Granville East Public School is a vibrant, diverse school of 260 students serving a culturally rich community on Dharug Country in Sydney's western suburbs. With 96% students having English as an additional language/dialect, we have over 24 different linguistic groups. 50% of students are from an Arabic speaking background with Dari, Urdu and Persian speakers our next most populous linguistic groups.
Granville East PS has 11 mainstream classes with a strong culture of explicit teaching, student inquiry and positive behaviours for learning driving our school community. Staff work collaboratively in small teaching teams and leaders are responsible for curriculum and wellbeing outcomes improvement. A small P&C supports our uniform shop and engages in school fundraising and other activities.
Our Signature programs include: daily, explicit small-group Guided Reading; play-based learning opportunities across K-6; and student leadership of Learning Conversations in our 3-way reporting interviews.
At GEPS, everyone from the youngest student to the principal is a learner.
To learn more about our school, visit: https://granvillee-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach primary library or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in Teacher Librarian qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education.
Demonstrated ability to engage students in critical and creative thinking, digital literacy, current curriculum and a love of literature.
Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with the ability to build effective relationships across the school.
Capacity to organise and manage the resources of a primary school library that supports teaching and learning.
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 is a permanent part-time position for 3 days per week 0.6 FTE (Full-time equivalent).
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.