Teacher Librarian - Fairvale Public School

Permanent full-time job at Fairvale Public School (Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000BF4X
Closing date November 11, 2026 (AEST)
Location Wolseley St, Fairfield 2165 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Joanne Fedele
02 9724 3470

About this job

Position Information
Fairvale Public School is located in South West Sydney and is one of four public schools serving the inner area of Fairfield City. The school currently has an enrolment of approximately 476 students, with 87% of students coming from language backgrounds other than English. The school's current Family Occupation and Education Index (FOEI) is 172.
Fairvale Public School is committed to improving student outcomes in literacy and numeracy, strengthening student and community engagement, and delivering high-impact professional learning to support the successful implementation of the 2024–2027 School Excellence Plan.
Specific Selection Criteria

  1. Approval to teach K-6 and approval to teach primary library or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in Teacher Librarian qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education.

  2. Demonstrated ability to lead and support high-quality teaching and learning, with a strong focus on literacy, information literacy and the effective integration of digital technologies across K–6.

  3. Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills that build positive relationships with students, staff and the wider 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.
 

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