Teacher English as a Second Language - Winston Hills Public School

Winston Hills Public School (715 students including 4 support classes and 40% from non-English speaking backgrounds) has a dedicated and enthusiastic staff with both experienced and early career teachers who have a strong focus on collaboration. School priorities include literacy, numeracy, technology, Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) and evidenced based learning. The school has extensive sport and performing arts programs. The school is committed to developing and implementing quality teaching and differentiated learning programs based on on-going assessment and evaluation. The school’s strategic directions for 2021-2024 are: Student growth and attainment; Quality teachers use data to drive student improvement; Students connect, succeed and thrive in an enabling school community. Our school is strongly supported by an active and supportive parent community. The 2021-2024 Strategic Improvement Plan can be found on the school website at www.winstonhills-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Approval to teach infants and primary (K-6) with the demonstrated ability to collaboratively plan, implement, model, monitor and evaluate personal adjustments for learning, where required, with Classroom Teachers and the Learning and Support Team.

Approval to teach primary English as a second language or currently completing or currently enrolled in an approved post graduate qualification for teaching English as a second language K-6 as recognised by the NSW Department of Education.

Demonstrated knowledge and ability to assess, monitor and report on EAL/D students' English acquisition progress with reference to the ESL Scales and EAL/D Learning Progressions; and the capacity to assist in the maintaining of accurate and completed EAL/D student data in ERN.

Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively and be proactive in building positive relationships with students, staff and community, including our NESB 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.

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 be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The successful candidate for this position will be required to confirm full vaccination status 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.

To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits your attachments must be in PDF format.

If applicable engagement will be temporary until successful completion of the approved post graduate qualification for teaching English as a Second Language (primary or secondary) as recognised by the NSW Department of Education, which must be completed within 12 months.

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 were 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