Alexandria Park Community School is a vibrant K-12 setting with 1350 students enrolled. Located on Cadigal Country, our vision is to provide a culturally nourishing school, pay respect and honour the traditional owners of the land and celebrate our diverse community in all aspects of school life. Approximately 54% of students are from families with language backgrounds other than English and 18% are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students. APCS has a Selective Stream in Year 7 to Year 10 for high potential and gifted students. There are 3 classes within our High School Support Unit. We have strong and authentic links with the community. Our families are supportive and engaged in all aspects of the school. We are proud of the sustained partnerships we have with local government and non-government agencies including other educational providers and our local public schools.
Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with moderate intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbance, behaviour difficulties and students with autism.
Well-developed communication skills with the ability to establish positive working relationships with students, staff, parents and external agencies to meet diverse student needs.
Demonstrated ability to design and deliver personalised learning programs which provide quality feedback on student learning outcomes and use evidence-based practices, with a focus on literacy and numeracy, to maximise student engagement and promote a positive learning environment.
Demonstrated capacity to collaborate in a team setting to develop and implement faculty and school initiatives.
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 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’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
How to Apply
Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.
To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.
