AddressRiverstone Public School is located in Western Sydney and is part of The South Creek network. The school is located on Dharug land. Our school has a student enrolment of 648. This includes a support unit and 2 unit preschool. Students come from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds with 15% of students identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples and 54% from an English as an Additional Language or Dialect background.
At Riverstone Public School we offer a wide range of learning experiences and focus on success for all students. In addition to emphasising literacy and numeracy, the school provides a range of extra-curricular activities to extend and enrich student learning. We value continuous improvement and excellence in academics, sport, arts and technology. Riverstone Public School teach and learn Dharug language with the support of Aboriginal teachers and community. This program enables and strengthens our commitment to ensure that every student achieves their potential through education.
Our school culture is one of inclusion for all. We provide transition programs across the school including our support unit, integrating within our mainstream classes where appropriate. Our connection with our local and wider community supports the importance of a working relationship to achieve success in student learning.
Selection Criteria
In addition to the general selection criteria,
1. Approval to teach infants and/or primary with proven ability to develop and lead effective curriculum implementation within an inclusive and diverse learning community
2. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with the executive team to strategically plan, lead and monitor initiatives to support the Strategic Improvement Plan
3. An open, approachable visible leader with outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to genuinely engage with the whole school community to support a positive and inclusive culture
4. Demonstrated expertise in data analysis and ability to coordinate student performance and programs using internal and external assessment data to evaluate, refine and improve teaching practice
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.
