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About this job
Position Information
Narrandera Public School, with an enrolment of 261 students, including 113 Aboriginal students, is in the township of Narrandera on the Murrumbidgee River on the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people. Narrandera Public School is a learning-focused school in which staff expertise and positive relationships with students and their families are prioritised as key factors that can contribute to growth in student learning. There is a mix of beginning and experienced staff who are committed to engaging with professional learning to support the implementation of the Strategic Excellence Plan. The Parents & Citizens Association, the local Aboriginal community and various community groups are active and supportive partners that contribute to, and strengthen, learning and well-being programs for students at Narrandera Public School.
Specific Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach Primary Library or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in Teacher Librarian qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education.
2. Demonstrated capacity to implement creative and flexible approaches to teaching and learning.
3. Highly developed interpersonal skills with the capacity to work collaboratively and build positive relationships with students, staff and the school community.
4. Demonstrated ability to implement quality teaching and learning programs with a focus on supporting Aboriginal students and students with additional learning requirements.
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 of 3 days per week, 0.6FTE (full time equivalent).
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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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.
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