Teacher Librarian - Georges River College Penshurst Campus

Position Information

Georges River College Penshurst Campus (enrolment 488, 78% from a non-English speaking background) is a comprehensive co-educational school. The school is a diverse and inclusive school and is well known for excellence in education. Penshurst Campus has a focus on quality teaching, high potential and gifted education and learning support within an environment where technology is embedded. All students are encouraged to achieve their personal best in a future focused environment that provides academic challenges and artistic, cultural and sporting opportunities. Penshurst Campus is a high performing school with a strong learning culture and high expectations of students.

Selection Criteria

Approval to teach Library (Secondary) or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in Library (Secondary) qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education Demonstrated skills in effectively managing a school library that fosters innovation including the use of technology to assist students in accessing, evaluating and synthesising information for individual and whole school programs Demonstrated ability and willingness to create a library environment that is supportive and conducive to encouraging students to develop a love of reading, effective research skills, and study routines Highly developed interpersonal skills with a proven ability to work collaboratively within a team to support the delivery of high-quality teaching and learning programs in the library and across the school

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.

If applicable, engagement will be temporary until successful completion of the Teacher Library (Secondary) qualifications as recognised by the NSW Department of Education which must be completed within 24 months
The successful applicant will be appointed to Georges River College and initially based at Penshurst campus

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 ([email protected]) 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.