AddressCasino Public School is a P-6 primary school. Our students are from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of abilities and achievements represented in each year group. Aboriginal students represent 34% of enrolments. Our public preschool, Djanangmum preschool, is designated specifically for Aboriginal students. The school has a Support Unit with four support classes. The school is organised into five teams, four stage teams and the Support Unit team. Each team is led by an Assistant Principal with the support of two Deputy Principals, two Assistant Principals Curriculum & Instruction, an Aboriginal Education Instructional Leader and the Principal. The total current enrolment is approximately 500 students.
Casino Public School works closely with schools in Casino and surrounds, including Casino West Public School and Casino High School. As a school community we embrace developing relationships and connections within and across our schools and community. Our school works closely with the Djanangmum AECG and other local community organisations to grow relationships within the community to improve outcomes for our students.
Positive respectful relationships underpin productive learning environments which support students to develop their identities as they learn. Our school culture is one of high expectations for achievement, a shared sense of responsibility for student engagement, learning development and success. Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) supports the school's learning culture and whole school processes. It enhances staff capacity to reflect on practice and promotes a consistent approach across the school. Staff and students are acknowledged for their contributions to the school and learning.
Selection CriteriaApproval to teach Preschool, Infants and Primary with a demonstrated ability to implement the Early Years Learning Framework and the National Quality Framework within a Department of Education preschool setting.
Demonstrated, highly developed organisational and interpersonal skills with the ability to work as part of a collaborative team to build authentic relationships with students, staff, parents, and the wider community to promote a positive school culture.
Ability to co-create positive relationships with families from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and low socio-economic families within the community.
Commitment to whole school wellbeing programs, with a strong emphasis on effective classroom practice and behaviour management strategies to engage and support a diverse range of students.
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.
