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About this job
Position Information
Seven Hills West Public School current enrolment consists of approximately 370 students, including mainstream classes, support classes for students with special learning needs and a preschool. It is located in a well-established residential area in Sydney's west and is part of the wider Blacktown community. The school is well supported by a diverse and multicultural community. The school has an increasing enrolment of students with a Language Background Other Than English (LBOTE), which currently stands at 73%.
Seven Hills West Public School has a culture of high expectations, embracing the whole child and their development through a comprehensive range of extracurricular opportunities including those in creative arts and sport. Students enjoy a nurturing, stimulating and supportive school environment, where they learn and thrive in their interactions with staff and peers. As a Leader In Me School, we are an energetic and dedicated staff who work collaboratively to enhance each student's wellbeing, helping them to achieve their full potential. The school's traditional values of Service, Honour and Wisdom are reflected in every facet of school life.
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach Infants and Primary (K-6).
Approval to teach (primary) library or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in Teacher Librarian qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education.
Demonstrated capacity to design, plan and implement innovative strategies in order to redefine the physical space and traditional role of the library.
Demonstrated high-level communication and interpersonal skills with a capacity to increase positive relationships, teamwork and engage all levels of the school and educational community.
Demonstrated ability to design and deliver quality Information and Communication Technology programs in the classroom to support 21st Century teaching and learning in the library program.
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 for 4days 0.8FTE (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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