Position Information
Emerton Public School is a small K–6 primary school in Western Sydney with 224 students. The community is diverse, with many families from low socio-economic backgrounds. Around 20% of students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and 48% come from an EAL/D background. The school also supports students with additional needs through two Multi-Categorical classes catering for 14 students.
The school community is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment where all students are valued and expected to succeed. Staff, families, and community members work together to ensure students have access to quality learning and opportunities to reach their potential. The school focuses on strong relationships, celebrating diversity, and fostering pride in learning and community connection.
Emerton Public School is driven by the belief that every student can succeed. High expectations, equity, and personalised learning underpin all practice. The school is committed to High Performing and Gifted Education, ensuring early identification and enrichment for students with high potential. Through Explicit Teaching, clear and structured lessons will support strong literacy and numeracy outcomes. Personalised learning will ensure every student receives targeted support aligned to their needs, strengths, and aspirations. These priorities reflect the school's commitment to delivering high-quality education for every learner.
Selection Criteria
1. Approval to teach special education and/or experience supporting students with diverse learning needs, including autism, and mild to severe disability, with demonstrated proficiency to implement effective communication, sensory, behavioural and social skills strategies.
2. Ability to develop, implement and review differentiated Personalised Learning and Support Plans that maximise student growth, foster high expectations, and promote student engagement responsive to student learning, wellbeing and cultural needs.
3. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to contribute to whole school culture, working collaboratively to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents, external agencies, and members of the wider community.
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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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