Teacher - Waitara Public School

2 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia NSW Government -Teaching Service Full time

**Position Information**:
Waitara Public School ensures every student is known, valued and cared for. It is an innovative, vibrant and engaged collaborative school community committed to delivering rich, inclusive learning in a nurturing environment. Our aim is for students to be resilient, successful, creative independent thinkers who challenge themselves and inspire others, embodying a genuine passion for lifelong learning through equity and excellence in education.

Waitara Public School is a growing school in the Hornsby School Education Area with recently upgraded core facilities. There are approximately 1045 students enrolled from Kindergarten to Year 6, including two Opportunity Classes. Students come from diverse language backgrounds with approximately 98% from language backgrounds other than English. There are 52 cultures represented within the school community, with Chinese, Indian, Korean and Sri Lankan the predominate groups.

There are approximately 78 school-based personnel including executive staff, classroom teachers, specialist teachers, EAL/D, full time ICT coordinator, Teacher Librarian, School Counsellor, School Learning Support Officers, administrative staff and a general assistant.

Student achievements in NAPLAN assessments are outstanding, with a large percentage of students achieving in the top two bands in all areas.

School staff is passionate and highly committed. The school enjoys a good mix of young teachers supported by highly skilled, experienced colleagues. A strong commitment to teacher professional learning is evident across all teaching teams. Staff are collaborative, collegial and supportive.

Waitara is equipped to support 21st Century learners with a strong technology infrastructure that allows all students access to wireless hubs with a selection of devices. A continued focus will be staff professional development to increase ICT competency, collaboration, differentiating the curriculum, assessment and Social Emotional Learning.

**Selection Criteria**:
Approval to teach K-6 with proven ability to implement differentiated and engaging literacy and numeracy strategies that are driven by evidence -based practices, and informed by data.

Evidence of highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work as part of a collaborative team within a modern learning environment.

Demonstrated ability to take initiative, collaborate and contribute towards a positive and inclusive school culture with an emphasis on effective classroom practice meeting the needs of Waitara PS students.

Demonstrated experience and/or capacity to contribute to whole school programs.

**Conditions**:
**Special Notes**:
**About the NSW Department of Education

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