Position Information
Ariah Park Central is the only school in a small, rural community 100 kilometres north-west of Wagga. The school strives to provide equity of access to educational opportunities across the Kindergarten to Year 12 curriculum. Through strong relationships between primary and secondary faculties, we foster a culture of caring support in a family atmosphere. Our school currently has 123 enrolments across K-12. We have recently embedded the Berry Street Education Model in our school as well as The Resilience Project. As part of the Riverina Access Partnership which delivers senior secondary curriculum via video conferencing technology, the school is at the cutting edge of educational innovation. We have strong community links and a supportive and engaged P&C.
You can find more information about our school and Strategic Excellence Plan on our website here: "https://ariahpark-"
This is a unique opportunity for a passionate educator to join our K-12 team to teach PDHPE subjects in our secondary faculty and across the Riverina Access Partnership. There will be opportunities to teach PDHPE in our K-6 space. The successful applicant will also co-ordinate school sport. As a small school, your teaching load could include out of area subjects in negotiation with the school.
Selection Criteria
* Approval to teach PDHPE, with demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively within a secondary faculty to develop and implement high-quality teaching and learning programs which are responsive to individual student needs.
* Demonstrated ability to use effective classroom management skills and wellbeing practices to create a learning environment that is engaging, inclusive and instils a culture of high expectations.
* Highly developed communication and organisational skills with the ability to work collaboratively with students, staff, parents, and community to support student learning and wellbeing and contribute effectively to whole-school learning programs.
* Demonstrated knowledge and/or ability in utilising technology to enhance student learning in PDHPE.
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 ) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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