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About this job
Position Information
Boorowa Central School is a vibrant, inclusive K–12 school in the Hilltops region of NSW, at the heart of a thriving farming community. Located three hours southwest of Sydney, just over an hour from Canberra, and within 30 minutes of Young and Yass, the school serves approximately 255 students, including around 13% who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. It proudly acknowledges the Ngunnawal and Wiradjuri peoples as the traditional custodians of the land.
Students learn in technology-rich classrooms and have access to outstanding facilities, including a Commercial Kitchen, Trade Training Centre, Innovation Centre, Multi-purpose Hall, outdoor courts, and two large ovals. A dedicated team of skilled educators, supported by exceptional School Administrative and Support Staff, delivers high-quality teaching across all disciplines.
With a strong focus on instructional leadership and improving literacy and numeracy outcomes, Boorowa Central School plays a vital role in its rural community, fostering caring, resilient, community-minded young people committed to personal success.
Boorowa Central School is excited to be opening our new public preschool, pending building and regulatory approvals. This initiative is part of the NSW Government’s commitment to deliver 100 new public preschools by 2027, which is the biggest expansion of public preschools in NSW history.
Our new public preschool will provide quality play-based, intentional educational programs guided by the Early Years Learning Framework, to help all children make a strong start in life and learning and experience a successful transition to school.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach preschool holding an ACECQA approved teaching qualification, with working knowledge of and ability to implement the National Quality Framework including Early Childhood Education and Care National Law & Regulations and National Quality Standards.
- Demonstrated capacity to plan and implement a preschool program based on the Early Years Learning Framework, including a thorough understanding of age-appropriate pedagogies including play-based learning and intentional teaching.
- Demonstrated ability to build positive relationships with students and families from diverse backgrounds through excellent communication, time management and interpersonal skills to manage the complexity of a preschool setting.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively as part of a whole school team, including specialist school-based staff and external agencies, to design, implement and evaluate effective programs transitions for students into primary school.
- A commitment to embedding cultural responsiveness into the preschool 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
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
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