Crawford Public School is located in Doonside. The school currently has 380 students enrolled with 25% Aboriginal population (90 students) and approximately 53% of students from Non-English Speaking Backgrounds. The school has a positive partnership with the P and C and the Nurringingy Aboriginal Education Consultative Group. Crawford Public School focuses on every child as an individual and caters for all learners based on their needs. The support unit is made up of 3 Multi-Categorical classes. Crawford Public School values its commitment to sport and creative arts programs, offering lots of opportunities for our student to thrive. The Positive Behaviour for Learning Program supports student wellbeing and contributes to a positive school culture as well as our commitment to the Berry Street Education Model.
Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with mild to moderate intellectual disability, behaviour difficulties, emotional disturbances and/or autism.
Demonstrated well-developed communication and interpersonal skills to build effective partnerships with students, parents, staff, external agencies, and the school community.
Demonstrated classroom management skills that support the needs of a diverse range of students, including students with challenging behaviours.
Demonstrated ability to differentiate the curriculum through the development and implementation of personalised support plans that caters for diverse learning needs, maximises student growth and fosters high expectations.
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.
This advertisement qualifies for permanent part-time employment; therefore, applicants seeking either permanent full-time or permanent part-time work are encouraged to apply. Candidates must indicate their desired FTE (up to the maximum FTE of the advertised position) in their application prior to submission.
Please note:
- The FTE selection is final.
- No changes (increase or decrease) will be permitted at the point of offer if you are the recommended applicant.
- If no FTE is indicated, it will be assumed you are seeking the full FTE of the advertised role.
Recommended applicants seeking part-time employment will be appointed at their nominated FTE. Any remaining FTE may be offered to applicants on the eligibility list, who are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection 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 in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.
