Teacher – Nowra Public School

Mobile; South (KY); On-site; USD 64,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Nowra Public School in NSW is seeking a teacher to join a dynamic learning community across K-6. You will contribute to student wellbeing, belonging, and high-quality teaching aligned with differentiating instruction.

You will collaborate with colleagues to implement evidence-based practices, participate in school events, and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student engagement and achievement.

Qualifications

• Approval to teach K-6 with ability to embed explicit, differentiated teaching.
• Evidence of formative and summative assessment throughout the teaching cycle.
• Collaboratively engage in stage-based data analysis to inform literacy and numeracy.
• Embed authentic and culturally safe practices for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
• Ability to positively engage with all stakeholders to support student learning.
• Commitment to contributing to whole school events; full approval to teach required.

Responsibilities

• Teach across K-6 and contribute to a vibrant learning community.
• Support student wellbeing and sense of belonging within the school.
• Participate in whole-school events and school improvement initiatives.

Skills

K-6 teaching

Differentiated instruction

Assessment literacy

Data-informed teaching

Job description

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Location

Illawarra & South Coast
Advertisement Number A900159729

Number of Positions

1
Total Remuneration Package: Remuneration package valued at up to $160,942.00. Base salary ranges from $92,882.00 to $141,997.00, plus leave loading and employer’s contribution to superannuation. Base salary rates above the minimum are available depending on experience.
School Name Nowra Public School
Principal Network South Coast
Staffing Area Shellharbour
FTE 1.000
Contact Name Tania Weston
Contact Phone number [phone]
Contact School Admin – 99999999

Closing Date

18-Nov-2026, 5:00:00 AM

Job Category

Teachers

Organisation

Teaching Service
Position Information Established in 1862, Nowra Public School is situated on Dharawal Country and is centrally located in Nowra on two sites: K-2 and 3-6. The school is a vibrant learning community and draws from a diverse population with an enrolment of approximately 510 students. As well as mainstream classes, the school also has six support classes. Aboriginal students make up approximately 35% of our student population and there is a strong focus on ensuring that Aboriginal culture and history are taught throughout the school. Staff are also active members of the Nowra Local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group.

Nowra Public School is committed to providing a welcoming environment where students are nurtured, guided, challenged and inspired to learn and create a sense of belonging. We cater for groups and individual students through differentiation, inclusion and partnerships with stakeholders. Our highly skilled staff are committed to supporting all students to ‘Aim to Achieve’ in all aspects of school life.

We also have a strong focus on student wellbeing, supporting students to be safe, respectful, responsible learners. The Nowra Way is embedded in all facets of school life and the whole school community uses the Wellbeing and Behaviour Curriculum to support students.

The school is focused on evidence-informed practices in Curriculum Reform, Aboriginal Histories and Cultures, Literacy and Numeracy, with significant professional learning for staff, focused on responding to student assessment data analysis.

Nowra Public School is seeking a teacher with experience teaching across K-6. This position offers the opportunity to join a team with a strong sense on learning, as well as the student’s wellbeing and belonging.

Specific Selection Criteria

1. Approval to teach K-6, with a demonstrated ability to embed explicit, differentiated and evidence-informed teaching and learning practices.
2. Evidence of incorporating formative and summative assessment throughout the teaching and learing cycle to maximise student learning growth.
3. Collaboratively engage in stage-based data analysis to inform literacy and numeracy programs.
4. Proven capacity to embed authentic and culturally safe practices in the school environment to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
5. Ability to positively engage with all stakeholders to support student learning and wellbeing.
6. Willingness and proven ability to contribute to whole school events. 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 The commencement date for this position will be day 1 of the 2027 school year.

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 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.