Classroom Teacher: Events and Programs focus (Primary or Secondary)

Binnaway Central School, Binnaway NSW

Placement level: Teacher

Contact for enquiries: Lisa Wright (Principal), lisa.anne.wright@det.nsw.edu.au, 02 6844 1606.

Additional resources: explore what it's like to live and work in the Warrumbungles area.

The Welcome Experience is a new service supporting essential workers and their families who are thinking of moving or have made the move to a rural location. The service connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.

Placement details

Terms 1 - 4, 2025 (Applicants can request a shorter duration in their application).

Role description: This placement would suit applicants who have :

• a strong interest in working with community and the desire and capacity to organise whole school events to help build and maintain community connections is highly desirable; or
• a strong interest in sport and the desire to run sporting programs across the school including organising school carnivals and a willingness to participate in Zone sporting events is highly desirable.

The placement will be tailored depending on the skillset of the applicant. It could be having their own class, RFF, technology programs or opportunities to explore and lead whole school programs relating to our school priority areas.

As a Central School, our unique setting can provide the opportunity for middle school projects or an opportunity to teach in Stage 4 for the right candidate.

Desired candidate expertise:

• Approval to teach K-6
• Commitment to student wellbeing
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with the capacity to work collaboratively in a team and build positive relationships with all members of the school community.
• Knowledge of and the ability to implement the Department’s Aboriginal education policy to enhance quality outcomes for all Aboriginal students.

Accommodation details

Accommodation may be available in a fully furnished THA (Teacher Housing) flat. The flat is two-bedroom and whilst older it is in reasonable condition. You will be next door to four other teachers who are keen to help you settle into the community as well as the school.

There are lots of sporting opportunities locally including tennis, Oz Tag, footy, lawn bowls and a small local gym. We are extremely close to the Warrumbungles so there are numerous opportunities for a bush walker. The town includes a small supermarket, chemist, bowling club and pub and we are just under 30 minutes drive to Coonabarabran.

Please note: Teacher Housing availability can depend upon a variety of factors, including vacancy status and potential priority offers to other staff with full time rural appointments. Teacher Housing Authority (THA) may not be able to confirm the allocation of properties until all applications have been received and processed. Applicants are encouraged to discuss property availability directly with THA. Participants of the Rural Experience Program are not eligible for the Housing Rental Subsidy but may rent a property (at market value) through the THA if available.

School details

Binnaway Central School is an important part of a small rural community near Coonabarabran in the Warrumbungle Shire. It provides education from Kindergarten to Year 12, with small classes providing high levels of individual attention. Our core values "Respectful, Responsible, Communicators" and the school motto, "The Effort, Not The Reward", remind staff, students, and community of our high expectations for commitment in all endeavours.

Our school currently has a student population of 45 students, with an ATSI enrolment of 29%. The majority of students are drawn from the township of Binnaway with several students residing in the small community of Neilrex. Our school sits on the lands of the Gamilaraay nation. We work in close consultation with the community including Aboriginal Elders.

There is an emphasis on literacy and numeracy learning in the school, particularly in Early Stage 1/Stage 1. We also have a focus on career transition planning across the secondary cohort and provide workplace opportunities for our senior secondary students. Our senior school has a strong vocational educational focus.

We aim to enhance the wellbeing and holistic learning of our students through our welfare initiatives such as the Breakfast Club, The Resilience Project, Positive Behaviour for Learning program, Student Representative Council and our Student Aboriginal Education programs.