Teacher - Quakers Hill Public School

Quakers Hill Public School is situated in a well-established residential area, providing quality education to approximately 1074 students. Current enrolments include 79% of students from a non-English speaking background and 38 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The school enjoys a highly cohesive mix of experienced and early career teachers, who work in partnership with the community to support a culture of high expectations and quality teaching and learning. Quakers Hill Public School has a strong reputation as an inclusive school, which is well-resourced and provides strong academic programs. Underpinned by the school banner statement Innovation-Excellence-Success, Quakers Hill Public School is at the forefront of future focused education and a catalyst for innovation. The school has opportunity and enrichment classes, as well as a highly effective Learning and Support Team. Positive Behaviour for Learning supports student wellbeing and promotes a safe and supportive school culture, where every child is known, valued and cared for.

1. Approval to teach Infants and Primary, with a commitment to wellbeing initiatives and effective classroom management strategies that contribute to positive and inclusive learning environments.
2. Demonstrated ability to provide high-quality differentiated literacy and numeracy programs using evidence-based pedagogy to cater for the diverse needs of all students.
3. Capacity and willingness to support whole school programs and extra-curricular activities, including gifted and talented, drama, public speaking and debating, to strengthen school culture and sense of community.
4. Highly developed interpersonal and organisational skills, with the proven ability to work as part of collaborative teams and build positive relationships with all members of the school community.

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.

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits your attachments must be in PDF format.
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 in effect on positions advertised from Wednesday 10th June 2020. The guidelines are located at: https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/careers-at-education/roles-and-locations/roles-at-education/teaching/addressing-selection-criteria.html