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About this job
Position Information
Lavington Public School is a K-6 suburban school located in the Albury Network. The school has approximately 415 students, 50 staff, and 19 classes, including three multi-categorical specialist support classes. 24% of the current school enrolment have a language background other than English, and 15% of students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Our community is comprised of a diverse range of family configurations, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
Lavington Public School's dedicated staff are committed to offering a quality education for all students in a stimulating and caring environment, where teaching and learning thrives.
Lavington Public School is set on large school grounds, with excellent resources and facilities. Multiple cultural, sporting, artistic, environmental, wellbeing and leadership opportunities, designed to develop the whole child, are available to complement a strong focus on literacy and numeracy.
The school is supported by a strong and active P&C and holds multiple community partnerships to support student learning and wellbeing.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching special education students with autism spectrum disorder, mental health disorders, intellectual disabilities, speech and language disorders, ADHD and challenging behaviour.
- Ability to deliver high quality, differentiated literacy and numeracy programs that embed Aboriginal perspectives using a range of assistive technologies, play-based learning, evidence-based and data informed practice.
- Demonstrated ability to implement effective classroom management skills to create a positive classroom environment incorporating the consistent application of inclusive wellbeing practices, including trauma informed and emotional regulation practices, to cater for a diverse range of students.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with students, staff, parents, community members and external support services, promoting and achieving positive outcomes for all students.
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
New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.