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About this job
Position Information
Jerrabomberra Public School (enrolment 860) is situated in the Queanbeyan area. The school is supported by caring, collaborative staff and community. Priorities include positive student welfare practices where every student is known, valued and cared for. Our focus is on providing quality literacy and numeracy programs in line with the new curriculum expectations and with the school and community promoting a high expectation of student achievement.
The school has one multicategorical support class which services the educational needs of seven students from K - 6. In 2025, the greater proportion of students will be in Yrs K-2.
The school's core learning is enriched by a range of music, sporting, creative arts, public speaking and debating programs. The school services a large number of students from Defence families (20%). We have 4% of students who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and 22% of students with a Language Background other than English. Our key focus areas for 2024 are improving individual literacy and numeracy growth through the implementation of new syllabuses, explicit teaching practices and student wellbeing and attendance. Our Annual School Report and School Plan can be found on our website at www.jerra-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with complex needs such as autism, moderate intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour difficulties.
Experience in designing, implementing and monitoring personalised learning and support plans to meet the learning and wellbeing needs of students to promote growth and engagement.
Capacity to effectively communicate across stakeholders including school staff, parents and carers and external agencies, to build respectful relationships and enhance a culture of inclusivity.
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 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
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