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About this job
Position Information
Sherwood Grange Public School, located in a quiet suburban area in Merrylands West, has a current enrolment of 269 students. 40% of students come from Language Backgrounds other than English. The school has a three-class Inclusive Education Support Unit, and a new preschool will be opening later this year.
The school has a positive, settled school tone, where children feel happy, safe and supported. Highly skilled and inspirational teaching and administration staff foster an atmosphere in which students are encouraged to care for others and give their best. Proactive wellbeing programs and practices are a high priority.
Staff, parents and students share high expectations, and excellence is promoted across all aspects of school life. Quality teaching, student engagement, differentiation and inclusion are the focus of every classroom. Teachers provide well planned and explicit learning experiences designed to ensure equity, cater for individual needs and maximise outcomes across Key Learning Areas.
The school promotes and fosters the important social values of care, fairness, excellence, inclusion, integrity, and participation. Parents, carers and community members are an integral part of the learning community. Emphasis is placed on maintaining a warm, welcoming and harmonious school environment where everyone has a sense of belonging.
The School’s Purpose is to meet the academic, social, emotional, creative and physical needs of every child in our care. This is achieved through consistent explicit, evidence-based teaching within a culture of collaborative practice, accompanied by a relentless focus on the wellbeing of the whole child.
Every student is known, valued and cared for within a culture of high expectations where students connect, succeed, thrive and learn.
Specific Selection Criteria
Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with autism, mild to moderate intellectual disability, and complex behaviours.
High level communication and interpersonal skills and proven capacity to build effective partnerships with students, parents, staff, external agencies, and the school community.
Demonstrated ability to differentiate the curriculum, develop personalised support plans for learning and wellbeing, foster high expectations, and maximise outcomes for students.
Expertise in classroom management and individual behaviour intervention to ensure that all students connect, succeed, thrive and have a sense of belonging.
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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