Teacher - Nirimba Fields Public School

Position Information

Nirimba Fields Public School opened for students in Kindergarten to Year 6 at the beginning of 2024. The school is located in the northwest growth corridor of Sydney and is expected to experience rapid growth in enrolments in the first 5 years of operation. The school is currently housed in purpose built temporary facilities located onsite, while construction of the permanent school is underway. Nirimba Fields Public School will also open a new public preschool in 2027, as part of the NSW Government’s commitment to deliver 100 new public preschools.  Currently there are 210 students enrolled and enrolment numbers are continuing to grow steadily. There is a rich cultural diversity, with 94% of students having a language background other than English. Located in the Quakers Hill Network of schools, the school is situated on Dharug land and is an active member of the Nurringingy Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) and the Blacktown Learning Community of schools.

Nirimba Fields Public School is a vibrant and inclusive place of learning. The school values diversity and is actively building a culture of connectedness, inclusion and belonging with students, staff, parents and the wider community. Our staff are committed to working collaboratively to create an outstanding school, where equity and excellence will support every student to learn, grow and belong, whilst achieving their full potential.

Selection Criteria

• Approval to teach P-6, with the knowledge and understanding to develop and deliver high quality differentiated teaching and learning programs in literacy and numeracy.
• Ability to effectively use data to plan and deliver high quality learning programs that support and extend a diverse range of learners.
• Commitment to whole school wellbeing programs, with a strong emphasis on implementing effective classroom practice and behaviour management strategies that contribute to a positive and inclusive school culture.
• Willingness to undertake extra-curricular activities throughout the school, working as a member of a whole school team and contributing to a positive and professional school culture.

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. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.