Teacher Librarian (0.8FTE) - Mount Brown Public School

Mount Brown Public School is vibrant medium sized school of approximately 350 students, including 41 Aboriginal students, located in the southern Illawarra region of NSW. The school maintains strong relationships with students, parents, caregivers and the wider community who work together to achieve excellence.

Mount Brown Public School provides a multitude of extracurricular opportunities in the performing arts and sport, and maintains high expectations of academic achievement. The school promotes the values of team work, learning and pride in oneself and their school. There is a strong literacy and numeracy focus, and a commitment to authentic Aboriginal Education for all students. School staff work collaboratively to plan, deliver and evaluate teaching and learning to ensure best practice is achieved in all areas of curriculum delivery.

1. Approval to teach K-6 and approval to teach library or currently enrolled in Teacher Librarian qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education.
    
2. Outstanding ability to promote and manage a student-centred library that functions as a dynamic learning hub to engage, inspire and extend all learners to support curriculum implementation K-6.
    
3. Strong interpersonal and organisational skills with the demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to enhance school culture and build authentic relationships across the school community.
    
4. Knowledge and understanding of culturally sensitive and inclusive teaching practices that foster student engagement and supports successful learning outcomes for all students, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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.

This is a permanent part-time position of 4 days per week, 0.8FTE (full time equivalent).

If applicable, engagement will be temporary until successful completion of the Teacher Librarian qualifications as recognised by the NSW Department of Education which must be completed within 24 months.

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.