Teacher - Old Guildford Public School

Old Guildford Public School (OGPS) is located in South Western Sydney and proudly built on Darug Land, home to the Cabrogal Clan. The current student enrolment K-6 is 423 and we have two Preschool groups of 20 students over a five day fortnight.  Our embedded culture of high expectations and inclusivity ensure that students, staff and the community work together respectfully.  As a multicultural school, 96% of our students come from non-English speaking backgrounds. We have students from 28 language backgrounds with the main being Arabic. In addition, we are proud of the small but significant number of Aboriginal students enrolled at our school. 

Our learning environment reflects strong student wellbeing principles. To aid in the development of the whole child, compassionate and skilled staff offer a wide range of extra-curricular activities. These include, but are not limited to, the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program, coding, chess, debating, recorder, choir, and a wide range of sports. 

Through our situational analysis we have identified five areas that will assist our school to work towards achieving our system negotiated targets: Data to inform practice, explicit teaching in literacy and numeracy, effective feedback, collaboration and improving attendance.

1. Approval to teach Pre-School and Infants (P-2) with an appropriate ACECQA approved qualification with demonstrated excellence in teaching practice including curriculum differentiation, catering for a diverse range of students from a variety of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
2. Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to form reciprocal relationships with families, secure and respectful relationships with children, and professional relationships with other educators and healthcare professionals.
3. Deep understanding of the principles, practices and outcomes of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF), including the importance of the environment and the role of educators in supporting children’s learning through play and intentional teaching. 
4. Excellent knowledge and understanding of National Quality Framework, and experience in developing a Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) through self-assessment to drive continuous improvement.

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.
 

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, 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.