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About this job
Position Information
Mount Druitt Public School is located in Western Sydney and is part of the Blacktown Local Government Area. It has a current student enrolment of 658. FOEI is currently at 120, a decrease of 6 over the last 10 years. Students come from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds with 5% of students identifying as Aboriginal and 79% from English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD). Mount Druitt Public School has three support classes, an Early Intervention Unit and two Multi Categorical classes with a focus on inclusion and challenging students to reach their full potential. Two Preschool classes cater for 40 full time children. Each child is valued and respected as a unique, capable and competent learner and encouraged to participate in play through all aspects of our preschool program.
The school has completed a comprehensive community consultation exploring ideas presented by staff, students and parents, including parents of equity groups. The analysis and consultation builds upon the work undertaken in the previous school planning cycle around developing whole school processes and programs to improve student growth by using assessment data to inform teaching and learning programs and practice.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with complex needs such as autism, moderate intellectual disabilities and complex behaviours.
- 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.
- Evidence of implementing strong classroom management strategies and wellbeing programs with a proven ability to develop a positive learning environment that promotes student success.
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.