AddressPosition Information
Forster Public School is a school of 559 students K-6 and 5 Support Classes. Forster Public School is situated in Forster, NSW where the traditional custodians are the Worimi people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders represent 26% of the school population. At Forster Public School we believe that every student should be challenged to learn in a supportive and inclusive class environment where student voice is encouraged and authentically heard.
Our core school values are safety, respect, and personal best. Staff, families, and students work in partnership to maintain high expectations and a positive environment where every student is known, valued and cared for.
Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach students with Learning and Support needs (primary) and/or experience teaching students with Learning and Support needs (primary) in regular classes. Capacity to provide specialist assistance to students in regular classes with additional Learning and Support needs and their teachers.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with a focus on teamwork, effective communication and building positive relationships with all students, colleagues, parents, external agencies, and the wider school community.
- Provide in class support to identified students through leading the development, modification and implementation of student Learning and Support plans.
- Experience in the processes that support an inclusive educational setting which positively impacts student wellbeing and development.
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.
This is a permanent part-time position for 3 days per week 0.6 FTE (Full-time equivalent).
The role statement for Learning and Support Teacher may be access at
https://education.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/main-education/teaching-and-learning/disability-learning-and-support/media/documents/last-role.pdf
This is a permanent part-time position for 3 days per week 0.6 FTE (Full-time equivalent).
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.
