02 6862 2021
About this job
Position Information
Parkes East Public School has an enrolment of 280 students, including 26% Aboriginal students. The school is located on Wiradjuri country in the regional town of Parkes. The school values diversity across its community. The school has 12 classes which includes a multi-categorical special education class. Parkes East Public School has a very strong literacy and numeracy focus. The school is supported by an active Parents and Citizens' Association and strong community relationships, working closely with the Aboriginal Education Consultative Group and outside agencies. Parkes East Public School aligns with the Positive Behaviour for Learning philosophy and maintains a proactive approach to student welfare.
Our new public preschool is an approved early childhood education and care service and will provide quality play-based, intentional educational programs under the requirements of the National Quality 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 pre-school holding an ACECQA approved qualification, with working knowledge of an ability to implement the National Quality Framework.
- Demonstrated capacity to plan and implement a culturally responsive 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 transition programs for students into primary school.
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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