Position Information:
Waniora Public School (264 students) is located in an idyllic coastal setting in the northern suburbs of Wollongong. Our school is an active member of the Seacliff Community of Schools and is located within the Wollongong North Principal Network. We enjoy a robust and productive relationship with Bulli High School (located next door). As a learning community, our school continues to be defined by our core values of respect, responsibility, and safety. We are fortunate to have an active and supportive parent community who assist the school in achieving its educational goals for students. Waniora Public School values inclusivity and is focused on providing a learning environment for students that empowers them as lifelong learners. Waniora Public School has 13 Aboriginal students who are supported academically, socially, and culturally to ensure that each student achieves expected growth, or better, on internal school progress and achievement data. A relentless focus on improving teaching practice through high impact professional learning, particularly in reading and numeracy will ensure that all teachers possess excellent content knowledge, can differentiate, and personalise learning, are proficient in their data usage and explicitly instruct leading to measurable improvement for every student. Our students will be challenged and actively connected to their learning through regular opportunities to engage in rich, open ended learning tasks across all areas of the curriculum.
Selection Criteria:
Approval to teach infants and primary K-6, with demonstrated ability to deliver high quality, differentiated literacy and numeracy programs to improve student outcomes using data-informed practices.
Demonstrated ability to create a positive learning environment through the implementation of effective classroom management strategies and student well-being programs that support whole school systems.
Highly developed communication, organisation and interpersonal skills with the proven capacity to work collaboratively with students, staff, families and community.
Demonstrated experience and commitment to enriching opportunities for students by developing, coordinating and implementing whole school extra-curricular programs such as dance, drama and visual arts.
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