Generalist Teacher or specific KLA's

Emmaville Central School, Emmaville NSW

Placement level: Teacher

Contact for enquiries: Gillian Davis (Principal), gillian.mitchell1@det.nsw.edu.au, 02 6734 7235

Additional resources: explore what it's like to live and work in the Glen Innes 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).

Placement opportunities are available for teachers looking to work within the broader school community.

Role description: The teaching load of the placement will be negotiated with the successful applicant to include areas of applicant interest and school need. Arrangements could cater for generalist teachers or those with specific preferences, eg, English, PDHPE, Science, Mathematics, Music and Drama, Industrial Technology.

The successful applicant will be encouraged to develop innovative approaches to learning that address the educational and social aspirations of all students. Extra-curricular responsibilities may be negotiated.

Desired candidate expertise:

• Willingness to teach students in Years 7-12 (specific stage preferences can be negotiated)
• Highly developed organisational and interpersonal skills with an ability to work collaboratively to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents and the wider community
• Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal Education policies

Accommodation details

Teacher housing has two three bedroom houses, that may be available for rent in Emmaville and other teacher housing may be available in Glen Innes (42km) south of Emmaville.

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

Emmaville Central School is a small rural and remote township/village of approximately 400 people (including the surrounding district) located 42 kilometres north-west of Glen Innes in Northern NSW - New England/Tablelands region. Emmaville has a history of tin and gem mining, and services surrounding farming properties and families. Affordable housing and a friendly and safe community make it attractive to young families. The village is quiet and safe, with a swimming pool, caravan site, golf club, two hotels, a post office, a general store, a rural supplies store, pre-school and a multi-purpose health facility. There is a strong ethic of community service and volunteerism in the town.

Emmaville Central School is a small Kindergarten to Year 12 school with a current enrolment of approximately 87 students with fluctuating enrolments. Students come from a diverse range of socioeconomic backgrounds, and the school has a family occupation and education index (FOEI) of 164 which indicates significant socioeconomic disadvantage. This school-level measure of educational disadvantage relates to socioeconomic background. 26% of students identify as having Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders heritage.

Emmaville Central School offers individualised learning in small composite class groups. Stage 6 students are able to undertake studies at the school, with the majority of subjects being delivered on-site. Students can access distance education for subjects not delivered locally. In senior years, academic pursuits and vocational education are growing priorities.

The school has engaged with the Resilience Project in Years 2-12 with students and staff focussing on the core elements of Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness.