Ben Venue Public School is a vibrant and inclusive community in the beautiful city of Armidale. Our school cares for approximately 470 students in 20 mainstream classes, with 13% aboriginal and 20% EAL/D.
As the largest primary school in Armidale, our size allows us to deliver a broad range of curricular and co-curricular opportunities. Every student benefits from weekly lessons with our specialist music teacher, physical education teacher and and library teacher. Our students also benefit from opportunities such as involvement in numerous sporting teams, a range of academic teams, a rich performing arts program, an inclusive leadership structure and Student Representative Council.
While the size of our school facilitates these opportunities, we also maintain a positive and welcoming environment in which students feel connected to their teachers and peers. Ben Venue maintains high expectations of engagement in learning, behaviour and citizenship, supporting these expectations with a focus on explicit teaching, contextual wellbeing and opportunities for all students. Alongside respectful relationships between staff and students, our evidence-based wellbeing programs underlie the calm and productive learning environment visitors regularly comment on when visiting our school.
At Ben Venue we take pride in our history of excellence in the provision of a rounded education, but equally, in our focus on ongoing improvement in the service we provide to our students and families.
In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary and ability to maintain exemplary evidence-based classroom practice while managing the complexities of a leadership role
Ability to develop and sustain a culture of positivity and collective efficacy
Ability to work side-by-side with staff to develop collaborative practice and leadership capacity of the team
1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy
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 in applying for the role please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.
