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About this job
Position Information
Tacking Point Public School, located in Port Macquarie at Lighthouse Beach with an enrolment of 585 students, including 7% Aboriginal students. The school culture prioritises inclusiveness, social responsibility, and wellbeing, guided by core values of Care, Courtesy, Respect, and Responsibility. The school is supported by a dedicated staff and active parent community who place a high value on education and connection to the school.
At Tacking Point Public School, we empower students with the knowledge and skills required to thrive academically, culturally and socially. Through our strategic direction in explicit teaching and engagement we support each student with a growth mindset to achieve their full potential, inspiring them to become, creative and compassionate young people within and beyond their community.
We ensure equity and excellence in student achievement by placing evidence-based instruction at the core of our school and classroom practice. We ensure all students are challenged with the rich teaching, learning, critical thinking skills and technology use. We empower students to approach academic and real-world challenges with curiosity and confidence.
Further information about the school can be found at: website
Specific Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach Library or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in Library qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education
2. Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to build positive, collaborative and effective relationships with students, staff, parents, and the wider community.
3.Demonstrated knowledge and practical experience in innovative teaching including facilitating STEM-related subjects, including robotics, coding, and digital literacy whilst managing the role of Teacher Librarian.
4. Capacity to implement a creative and flexible approach to managing a library that functions as a learning hub to support literacy, HPGE, critical thinking and the learning needs of all 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
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 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.