Teacher - Whalan Public School

Position Information

Whalan Public School is a thriving school in Western Sydney. The school has a population of over 400 students including a two-class preschool and four support classes. The school has 30% Aboriginal students and 35% EAL/D students and celebrates its diversity. It boasts large well-maintained grounds and newly refurbished classrooms where future focussed learning takes place. The staff are highly collaborative and conscientious and deliver quality teaching programs in literacy and numeracy. The school embeds Positive Behaviour for Learning and has high expectations for learning and engagement.

Selection Criteria

Approval to teach infants and primary with a demonstrated ability to deliver innovative, evidence-based literacy and numeracy programs.

Ability to differentiate literacy and numeracy programs to meet the needs of all students.

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with students, parents and staff using well developed interpersonal and communication skills.

Capacity to embed technology into teaching and learning within a future-focused classroom (ICT).

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 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 ( ) or visit

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