Teacher Mathematics - Mendooran Central School

Mendooran Central School is an innovative, small rural school serving a diverse community with enrolments of 114 students (of which 34.2% identify as Aboriginal) from Kindergarten to Year 12. MCS is located 328km from Newcastle and 74km from Dubbo. The school draws its primary and secondary students from the immediate township and the surrounding area. We provide a quality K–12 education in an inclusive and supportive environment. 

Consultation on decision making with the students, staff, parents and community is through collaborative practice, surveys, interviews and workshops. We strive to provide our staff and students with updated technology to ensure a collaborative, dynamic and an up-to-date learning environment. Staff members focus on developing an individual commitment to learning with each and every student striving for excellence. We are continually striving to ensure that every student is known, valued and cared for in our school. We ensure students have access to outside training providers to ensure a broader curriculum. The school is well supported by a School P&C and we are partners with the local preschool and wider community. Teacher housing may be available and this is subsidised at a rate of 50%.

At the end of 2020 we conducted a deep analysis of our school data to identify areas of strength and need. The consultation process included feedback through meetings, workshops and online surveys with all key stakeholders. 

Our Situational Analysis indicated that areas of strength were growth in enrolments, wellbeing and human resources. Focus areas for the 2021-2024 Strategic Improvement Plan include student performance measures, particularly in Literacy and Numeracy, personalised learning and high-quality teaching and learning.

• Approval to teach Mathematics (Years 7-10), Mathematics (Years 11-12).

• Capacity to enhance learning outcomes, including a focus on numeracy, by promoting the development of learning that inspires students’ interest in Mathematics
• Demonstrated high level of interpersonal, communication and organisational skills that build respectful, responsible, and productive relationships.

• Demonstrated capacity in effective classroom practice, including fostering a culture of high expectations that caters for students with a diverse range of learning needs from a diverse range of backgrounds.
• Capacity to work collaboratively within the faculty to implement whole school initiatives which support the school's strategic directions. 

The successful applicant may be eligible to receive a one-off recruitment payment of  $20,000. (Conditions Apply)

Eligible applicants will also have access to a relocation support package of up to $10,000, payable on commencement.

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.

From 8 November 2021 all Department of Education employees undertaking relevant work, including any work conducted on a NSW school site, will be required to meet mandatory double vaccination requirements against COVID-19. The successful candidate for this position will be required to meet mandatory double vaccination requirements prior to the Department of Education finalising the appointment of the candidate and entry on duty. Further information on the Department’s COVID-19 response is available at https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19.

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 (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.