Teacher English as an additional language or dialect

6 days ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NSW Government Full time
Position Information

Leppington Public School values its rich and diverse cultural heritage, embracing over 500 students, 80% of which are from Language Backgrounds Other Than English, and 3% are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. We are a proud school within the Camden Valley Way Growth Corridor shared enrolment intake and work closely with our neighbouring schools to ensure greater diversity and added opportunities for all students within our network. The school is undergoing significant capital works, including a hall, preschool and 24 additional teaching spaces to support the rapid growth of student enrolments.

Our staff, students, and families work together as a learning community responsible for improving learning outcomes for all students. All students' individual academic and social needs are supported through adjusted content and differentiated delivery established through a collaborative partnership with the teacher, student, and parent. Our staff engage in high-impact professional learning, continually strengthening evidence-based and data-informed practices in a highly collaborative and consultative environment.

Selection Criteria

Approval to teach primary English as a Second Language, or current enrolment in an approved postgraduate qualification in teaching English as a Second Language (K–6) as recognised by the NSW Department of Education.

Well-developed interpersonal and organisational skills to engage staff, the wider community, EAL/D and Aboriginal students in EAL/D initiatives that align with school priorities.

Demonstrated capacity to design and deliver high-quality, differentiated EAL/D programs and resources that maximise learning and wellbeing outcomes for students in small group and classroom settings, while building the capacity of staff.

Conditions

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.

Special Notes

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 ) 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.



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