Position Information
Blaxcell Street Public School is excited to be opening our brand new public preschool. This initiative is part of the NSW Government's commitment to deliver 100 new public preschools by 2027, which is the biggest expansion of public preschools in NSW history.
Our new public preschool will provide quality play-based, intentional educational programs guided by the Early Years Learning Framework, to help all children make a strong start in life and learning and experience a successful transition to school.
Blaxcell Street Public School provides a rich and robust curriculum which is delivered in a supportive and caring environment. The school has over 900 students enrolled, of which 95% are from language backgrounds other than English. At Blaxcell Street Public School, every student must achieve success. Striving for excellence and equity, the school aims to deliver high quality differentiated educational programs that meet the needs of all students; providing them with the knowledge and skills necessary to grow, learn and succeed. Blaxcell Street Public School is allocated equity funds to meet the additional needs of students from low socio-economic status backgrounds, students who have learning and support needs and students learning English as an additional language or dialect. Staff at the school are committed to public education and dedicated towards improving learning outcomes for all students.
Selection Criteria
* Approval to teach pre-school holding an ACECQA approved qualification, with working knowledge of an ability to implement the National Quality Framework.
* Demonstrated capacity to plan and implement a culturally responsive preschool program based on the Early Years Learning Framework, including a thorough understanding of age appropriate pedagogies including play based learning and intentional teaching.
* Demonstrated ability to build positive relationships with students and families from diverse backgrounds through excellent communication, time management and interpersonal skills to manage the complexity of a preschool setting.
* Proven ability to work collaboratively as part of a whole school team, including specialist school based staff and external agencies, to design, implement and evaluate effective transition programs for students into primary school.
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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education's Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
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