AddressPortland Central School is situated 25km from Lithgow and 50km from Bathurst. It is a K-12 school catering for a broad range of learners with varying levels of ability. The school has an enrolment of 183 students with 38% being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Secondary has junior school 7-10 including a class for each year group. Electives are stage-based providing several options to meet the needs of students. The senior school has had a small cohort of students in recent years including a Year 12 group of just under 10 in the last 2 years. There are 4 Primary classes with one school funded for 2023. The school has 3 Multi Categorical support classes the model includes fully supported integration (K-12) and discreet intensive support classes (secondary). The Strategic Improvement Plan focuses on growth and attainment targets for all students with an emphasis on literacy, numeracy, and wellbeing (all staff trained in Berry Street classroom model). The school promotes a positive culture of high expectations. The school is part of the Lithgow community of practice with partner primary and high schools and has strong links to the Portland community.
Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience in teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, behaviour difficulties, emotional disturbances with a focus on trauma informed practice.
- Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and evaluate quality personalised learning and support plans including the specific needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, that reflect the needs and aspirations of the unique context of each student.
- Evidence of interpersonal and organisational skills, with the ability to collaborate with colleagues and establish effective partnerships with parents and support agencies to help support students to reach their academic and social goals.
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.
