AddressVillawood East Public School is situated in South Western Sydney and has an enrolment of 320 students. Villawood East Public School is situated on Darug land. An appreciation and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture is embedded throughout the school environment and curriculum, showing respect for land and the traditional custodians. Villawood East Public School is a multicultural school with 83% of students from 23 language groups, other than English. The school comprises of 16 classes including three support classes and an on-site preschool. 8% of students are from Aboriginal background.
Villawood East Public School provides quality education in a supportive, inclusive and nurturing environment where learning is valued and the needs of all students are catered for. Our school values are Safe, Respectful, Learners. We implement a variety of quality programs: PAX good behaviour game, Big Ideas in Number, Talk for Writing, SPELD, Songroom, and Multi-Sport. A Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy Program are implemented one day a week to support students P-6.
Extra-curricular opportunities in sport and technology are provided to enable our students to participate in a range of different experiences. We also have an onsite Community Hub that offers TAFE courses for community members and provides opportunities for families to connect and thrive within our school community and beyond. Our staff work collaboratively with, and value our strong relationships with Karitane, Koorana, and The Smith Family which support our students, teachers and community.
Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach infants and primary (K-6), with a demonstrated ability to utilise evidence-based practices to plan and implement high quality, data-informed literacy and numeracy programs for improved student outcomes.
- Ability to enhance and support whole school wellbeing programs including PBL/PAX and implement evidence-based behaviour and classroom management strategies to cater for the needs of students with varying behavioural, academic and social needs, including those from non-English speaking backgrounds.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to work actively and authentically when collaborating with students, staff and parents to support outcomes and promote a positive school culture.
- Demonstrated capacity and/or willingness to contribute to whole school and extracurricular activities, including creative arts, debating, public speaking and sport.
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.
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