Primary Teacher

Finley Public School, Finley NSW

Placement level: Teacher

Contact for enquiries: Owen Gill (Principal), owen.gill@det.nsw.edu.au 03 5883 1135

Additional resources: explore what it's like to live and work in the Edward River 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: The allocated class will be tailored depending on the skillset of the applicant.

Additional commitments: Participation in extra-curricular activities based on interest is welcomed.

Desired candidate expertise:

• Approval to teach K-6
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with the capacity to work collaboratively in a team and build positive relationships with all members of the school community.
• Demonstrated success in developing and delivering high-quality, differentiated teaching and learning programs with an emphasis on student engagement.
• Knowledge of and the ability to implement the Department’s Aboriginal education policy to enhance quality outcomes for all Aboriginal students.
• Commitment to student wellbeing.

Accommodation details

Accommodation options in Finley include Teacher Housing units and houses (if available), private rentals, and long-term motel or caravan park. Rental properties may also be available in nearby towns of Tocumwal, Berrigan, Barooga/Cobram, and Deniliquin. Rob Crow and Co Real Estate and Arthur Real Estate both service the area.

Depending on the time of application, there may be a farmhouse rental option.

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

Finley Public School is a K-6 school located in the beautiful Southern Riverina region of NSW. We have permanent buildings, new air conditioning and heating and are well resourced. Our school has a large playground with multiple play and sporting areas, two large COLAs, and a light-filled Library. We utilise spare classrooms to run learning programs, run staff professional learning, host specialist student programs, and visiting performers. We are located in the township of Finley, right across the road from Finley High School and the Finley Recreation Reserve (Football Ground, Netball Courts & Athletics). Our classrooms have new Main Learning Displays (interactive whiteboards), access to stage-based laptops or iPads, and quality technology resources.

Our Teachers are passionate, relational and have a strong commitment to improve student learning outcomes. Our staff live in the local area, in town and on farms. We have had two teachers in the last two years come to Finley on the Rural Experience Program and stay beyond their one year. Many of our teaching and non-teaching staff are involved in local community groups and have strong connections to the wider community. All our staff appreciate the opportunity to specialise and build leadership capacity in their areas of interest and expertise. We have a mix of experienced and early-career teachers. Our staff are welcoming and friendly.

Finley is 23kms from the NSW/Victorian border. We have 150 students from K-6 who live in town and on farms surrounding Finley. We are within a short distance of Tocumwal, Berrigan, Deniliquin, Barooga/Cobram. We are just over an hour to Shepparton (Victoria), one and a half hours to Albury (NSW), and three and a half hours to Melbourne (Victoria). Our community is very supportive of the school, students, teachers and school events.

Finley is lovingly known as ‘FinCity’ and we would love to have you join our amazing community. If you want a place to meet people then we have Netball, Football (AFL here!), golf, squash, tennis, pickleball, a gym, Pilates and many more activities. We have wonderful shopping at our local shops and just over an hour to the major shopping centres of Shepparton and Albury. Weekend trips to wineries, amazing food, the beautiful Murray River and more. You won't regret coming to Finley to see what we have to offer you and your rural experience.

If you would like to find our more or have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch. We can't wait to hear from you! Here are some photos of our wonderful town (taken by one of our staff who came on the Rural Experience Program and stayed). We look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful place!