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About this job
Position Information
Barellan Central School, situated centrally between the two main towns of West Wyalong and Griffith, is part of the West Wyalong Principal Network. With a proud enrolment of 56 students spanning primary and secondary faculties, our school embodies a strong sense of belonging and community connection. To meet the diverse curriculum needs of our students, we have developed a range of innovative organisational structures. These include the Tri-Access program, which collaborates with three local schools to deliver Stage 5 electives, stage-based classes tailored for effective learning, and the Riverina Access Program (RAP), a partnership of six schools providing comprehensive delivery of Stage 6 curriculum. At Barellan Central School, excellence in education is central to everything we do. We are committed to improving student learning outcomes through the consistent application of high-quality teaching practices. This commitment is supported by whole-school and targeted teacher professional learning, ensuring our educators are continually developing and refining their skills. Our approach is future-focused, aiming to nurture well-informed, critical, and creative thinkers who demonstrate high resilience. This is underpinned by a whole-school wellbeing strategy that fosters a positive and supportive environment where every student feels valued and connected.
Specific Selection Criteria
1. Approval to Teach 7-10 Science
2. The capacity to design and deliver innovative, differentiated, and inclusive programs for a diverse range of student learning needs in a science classroom
3. Well-developed interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills with the capacity to work collaboratively with teachers, staff, and parents
4. Understanding and commitment to the NSW Department of Education’s Aboriginal Education Policy
Conditions
A Relocation Support Payment of $5,000 up to $8,000will be available for eligible applicants.
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.