AddressGlenroi Heights Public School is situated in the city of Orange, NSW on the land of the Wiradjuri people. The school provides a dynamic and supportive, focused curriculum to meet the diverse needs of our students. The school population fluctuates between 210 and 230 students, 59% identify as First Nations, 5% EAL/D students and FOEI 192. We have eight mainstream classes and five classes to support students with special needs. Glenroi Heights PS has five support classes (1 MC, 2 IO/AU, IM and 1 IO) K-6 with classes formed against students' needs, rather than provision. Our support class structures are highly respected by the wider community and are embedded within the whole school. All school staff work across the whole school regardless of setting to support all students, in all settings. The Assistant Principal Inclusion and Support works as an integral part of a highly collaborative and cohesive executive team and leads the dynamic Learning and Support team as part of the whole school approach to student success.
Selection Criteria
In addition to the general selection criteria,
- Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience teaching students with behavioural difficulties, intellectual disability, Autism and emotional disturbance in the prior to school and K-6 environment.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with a focus on mentoring and coaching, supporting high expectations culture and quality teaching and learning which directly supports student growth and attainment.
General Selection Criteria
1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice.
2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs.
3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams.
4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents.
5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy
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 (*****@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.
