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About this job
Position Information
Goodooga Central School is located in the Brewarrina Shire in the far North West of New South Wales. The school provides a highly personalised learning environment to our 42 students who are studying from Kindergarten to Year 12.
Ninety-Eight Percent (98%) of our students are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and the school strives to embrace the local Yuwaalaraay culture and language. The school is committed to making transparent decisions in consultation with community members, particularly through the strong Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) and Community Working Party (CWP).
Goodooga Central School is a member of the Northern Borders Senior Access (NBSA) initiative which also incorporates Boggabilla, Mungindi and Collarenebri Central Schools.
Goodooga Central School is served by approximately 16 teaching, administration and support staff. There is some student mobility due to connections to nearby communities. The school is well respected within the local community and it serves a diverse community of low socio-economic circumstances. The school is active in the Lightning Ridge hub, which comprises of one state primary school and two central schools. The school continues to deliver quality teaching and learning programs in a 21st Century environment, in order to improve student outcomes in literacy, numeracy and engagement. We also provide a broad range of activities from performing arts, cultural, leadership, sporting, environmental and academic pursuits. Our students are well behaved and are encouraged to become responsible citizens at school and in the wider community. It is the belief of parents and staff that our greatest strengths lie in having high expectations for our students. Goodooga Central School is characterised by motivated and enthusiastic students and highly qualified and dedicated staff, as well as fantastic parental and community support. We aim to offer the best education possible by providing a quality, comprehensive education in a caring environment, as we strive to educate the whole child. We maximise parent participation in the general life and management of the school. We also build links and promote partnerships within the wider school community, hence strengthening and increasing support and communication.
Our school continues to foster a productive partnership between the community, parents, students and staff in a climate characterized by flexibility, commitment and teamwork.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Design and Technology, Industrial Technology-Metal and Industrial Technology-Timber
- The capacity to plan and implement high quality course delivery across a range of TAS subjects,
including Stage 4 Technology Mandatory and Stage 6 Design and Technology.
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.