AddressTumbarumba Public School has a current enrolment of 177 students including 29 Aboriginal students, forming seven classes, organised in both year groups and stage-based classes. Dedicated and experienced staff members, including two Assistant Principals and an Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction, promote high academic standards along with a high level of gratitude, empathy, and kindness. The school has a strong focus on developing consistent, high quality educational practices using evidence-based research creating strong foundations in literacy and numeracy. Our wellbeing programs provide a consistent understanding for everyone through a common language and practice built on respectful relationships, enhance social-emotional skills, and foster effective communication with students, staff, parents and the wider community. Our 3 key expectations of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience underpin our teaching and learning programs. Tumbarumba Public School has an enthusiastic P&C and works closely with the community to promote and celebrate student achievement in all aspects of school life.
Selection Criteria1. In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary, with the demonstrated capacity to balance exemplary classroom practice and fulfil the complex leadership and management roles of an Assistant Principal.
2. Demonstrated experience leading and implementing innovative, evidence-based teaching practices, data collection and analysis, and the ability to build capacity of diverse teams and individual teachers to plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based literacy and numeracy programs resulting in student and whole school growth.
3. Proven ability to implement, manage and lead wellbeing practices and processes, resulting in engagement and a positive, inclusive culture across the whole school community.
4. Demonstrated capacity to build and sustain strong, interpersonal relationships with staff, students, and families, and the community and evidence of successfully leading teams to work collaboratively on whole school initiatives to support the implementation of the school’s strategic directions.
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 policies ConditionsAn 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.
