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About this job
Position Information
St Peters Public School is a small primary school located in the inner-west of Sydney with approximately 150 students. 4% of students are from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background and 31% of students have English as an Additional Language/Dialect (EAL/D) with a range of language backgrounds. The local community is diverse and it prides itself on its sense of community. The motto for St Peters Public School is 'Grow with Knowledge'. St Peters Public School has large, extensive grounds with a range of updated play spaces for our students. There is a well-established partnership between the school and parent community with a committed and collaborative P&C. The school delivers learning focused on developing resilient students who foster respectful friendships and productive learning behaviours. The school has strong student leadership opportunities and a proactive approach to student wellbeing including Positive Behaviour for Learning and a dedicated weekly Wellbeing Hour.
Specific Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach infants and primary (K-6) with proven ability to use explicit teaching practices and differentiation to deliver high quality literacy and numeracy programs that meet the strengths, interests and diverse learning needs of all students.
2. Demonstrated ability to establish a positive and inclusive classroom environment that prioritises student wellbeing, a sense of belonging and promotes high expectations.
3. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to build positive, productive and collaborative relationships with students, staff, parents and the wider school community.
4. Willingness to actively contribute to extra-curricular programs and whole school initiatives which may include programs such as, for example, creative and performing arts, sport and/or ICT.
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 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.
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