Primary Teacher: Classroom or special interest

Moree East Public School, Moree NSW

Placement level: Teacher

Contact for enquiries: Nicole Humphries (Deputy Principal), nicole.humphries@det.nsw.edu.au, 02 6752 1733

Additional resources: explore what it's like to live and work in the Moree 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 placement will be tailored depending on the skillset of the applicant. It could be having their own class, implementing intervention programs, RFF or opportunities to explore and lead whole school programs relating to our school priority areas.

Additional commitments: An induction (up to two weeks) which includes working alongside teachers and/or executive mentors to support with engaging in the new school environment. The opportunity to work alongside Schools as Community Centre Coordinator ie community playgroup programs, speech program, health and wellbeing programs and the opportunity to learn Gomeroi culture and Gamilaraay Language, guided by Aboriginal staff throughout placement.

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

Teacher Housing may be available. Other options include private rentals, caravan parks and shared housing.

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

Moree East Public School is located in Moree - a regional centre in northwest New South Wales with a population of approx. 9,000. Moree is a 1.5 hour drive north to the Queensland border town of Goondiwindi and east to Inverell. Moree township has a variety of services including supermarkets, restaurants, cafes, specialty shops, a hospital, train station and a regional airport, with regular flights to and from Sydney. Moree is known for its many thermal artesian pools, nearby water ski park and the Mehi and Gwydir Rivers for recreation and cultural significance.