Teacher Preschool - 1.0 FTE - Ongoing - Menindee Central School

Educationhq; Menindee; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Menindee Central School in the Far West NSW seeks a preschool teacher with ACECQA-approved qualification to deliver Early Years learning within the National Quality Framework. You will foster safe, inclusive environments and collaborate with the Aboriginal Education Consultative Group to support Aboriginal students and families.

You will work with staff and external partners to plan age-appropriate pedagogy, support transitions to primary school, and embed cultural responsiveness across the

Qualifications

• Approval to teach preschool with ACECQA approved qualification.
• Ability to implement the National Quality Framework in Early Childhood Education and Care.
• Commitment to safety, wellbeing and rights of all children.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement a preschool program based on the Early Years Learning Framework.
• Build positive relationships with students and families from diverse backgrounds.
• Collaborate with school staff and external agencies to design transitions to primary school.
• Embed cultural responsiveness into the preschool program.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Cultural responsiveness

Education

ACECQA approved teaching qualification

Job description

Menindee Central School is the hub of the Menindee township, situated on the banks of the Darling River, approximately 1100km from Sydney, in the Far West of NSW.

The school has a current enrolment of approximately 80 students, including 85% Aboriginal students. The school has a supportive Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) and community. Our motivated and caring staff inspire children to develop a lifelong love of learning through a collaborative, trauma-informed approach. We provide innovative and challenging educational programs and pedagogies, while continually striving for improvement and excellence in teaching and learning.

Menindee Central School has a strong focus on inclusive and explicit teaching practices, ensuring that every student is known, valued and supported. Individual wellbeing and academic needs are carefully considered to create an environment where each student can thrive.

Menindee Central School is part of the Connected Communities Strategy. Connected Communities is a strategy to drive improved educational outcomes for Aboriginal children and young people. The strategy positions schools as community hubs that broaden the influence of the community and school leadership in the delivery of key services that support children and young people from birth through school into further training, study and employment.

About this job

Position Information

Menindee Central School is the hub of the Menindee township, situated on the banks of the Darling River, approximately 1100km from Sydney, in the Far West of NSW.

The school has a current enrolment of approximately 80 students, including 85% Aboriginal students. The school has a supportive Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) and community. Our motivated and caring staff inspire children to develop a lifelong love of learning through a collaborative, trauma-informed approach. We provide innovative and challenging educational programs and pedagogies, while continually striving for improvement and excellence in teaching and learning.

Menindee Central School has a strong focus on inclusive and explicit teaching practices, ensuring that every student is known, valued and supported. Individual wellbeing and academic needs are carefully considered to create an environment where each student can thrive.

Menindee Central School is part of the Connected Communities Strategy. Connected Communities is a strategy to drive improved educational outcomes for Aboriginal children and young people. The strategy positions schools as community hubs that broaden the influence of the community and school leadership in the delivery of key services that support children and young people from birth through school into further training, study and employment.

Specific Selection Criteria

Approval to teach preschool holding an ACECQA approved teaching qualification, with working knowledge of and ability to implement the National Quality Framework including Early Childhood Education and Care National Law & Regulations and National Quality Standards.

Demonstrated commitment to protecting and promoting the safety, wellbeing and rights of all children.

Demonstrated capacity to plan and implement a preschool program based on the Early Years Learning Framework, including a thorough understanding of age-appropriate pedagogies including play-based learning and intentional teaching.

Demonstrated ability to build positive relationships with students and families from diverse backgrounds through excellent communication, time management and interpersonal skills to manage the complexity of a preschool setting.

Proven ability to work collaboratively as part of a whole school team, including specialist school-based staff and external agencies, to design, implement and evaluate effective programs transitions for students into primary school.

A commitment to embedding cultural responsiveness into the preschool program.

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. The department is committed to protecting and promoting the safety, wellbeing and rights of all children.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion webpage.

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