Address Sylvania Heights Public School has an enrolment of approximately 493 students. The school
has a focus on high expectations for all in an inclusive environment. Strong student welfare
programs and a multitude of extra-curricular programs support the journey as a PBL school.
The dedicated staff have a range of teaching experience and increasingly work
collaboratively to plan and implement learning programs. The school has an active and
articulate parent body and P&C who are very supportive of school programs and initiatives.
Current school priorities include a focus on explicit literacy and numeracy teaching practice, curriculum
development and implementation to ensure there are quality learning programs for all students as well as the wellbeing of students and staff. Excellent communication and quality relationships within the school and community are priorities.
Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach special education and/or successful experience teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, moderate Intellectual disabilities, mental health, behavioural difficulties, and complex learning needs.
2. Highly developed communication, interpersonal and organisational skills with the demonstrated ability to work as a part of a collaborative team of staff, parents/carers and external service providers.
3. Demonstrated ability to utilise student assessment data to develop, implement, evaluate and review differentiated and innovative individual learning and behavioural plans.
4. Ability to contribute to a positive school culture through school-wide wellbeing practices and capacity to make a broader contribution to whole school activities in the creative and performing arts.
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 NotesApplicants 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.
