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About this job
Position Information
Manning Gardens is a beautiful and dynamic Preschool To Year 6 educational setting on the NSW mid north coast. We take pride in providing a safe, caring and inclusive learning environment where students and staff grow through quality teaching and learning. Manning Gardens Public School has an enrolment of approximately 145 students. 65% of our students have an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background with a FOEI of 199. We strive to provide a trauma informed approach to wellbeing and community relations. Our staff are passionate, enthusiastic and resilient. They are committed to our students, families and community through strong home, school and community partnerships.
Specific Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach Library or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in Teacher Librarian qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education, with the ability to develop and deliver high quality release from face to face programs.
2. Evidence of highly developed communication, interpersonal and organisational skills with the ability to work as part of a collaborative team and build positive and authentic relationships with students, staff, parents and carers and the wider community.
3. Well developed skills in managing student behaviour and engagement with a proven capacity to support students via trauma informed practices.
4. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal Education Policy and an understanding of cultural responsive practices in a school with a high percentage of Aboriginal students.
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 3 days per week, 0.6 FTE (full-time equivalent).
If applicable, engagement will be temporary until successful completion of the Teacher Librarian qualifications as recognised by the NSW Department of Education which must be completed within 24 months.
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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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.