Primary Teacher: Multi-stage Classroom or special interest

North Star Public School, North Star NSW

Placement level: Teacher

Contact for enquiries: Kylie Ellis (Principal), kylie.ellis23@det.nsw.edu.au, 07 4676 3128

Additional resources: explore what it's like to live and work in the Far North 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: 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

There is currently no Teacher Housing available in North Star however, there is a possibility this could change in 2025.

The closest big town to live in is Goondiwindi QLD as North Star is located 48km from the NSW/QLD border. Self-contained units as private rentals may be available at the end/beginning of the year through Gundy Property Rentals (Raine & Horne). Occasionally there are private rentals within the North Star area connected to farming families. Enquiries can be made through the school contact.

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

North Star Public School is is located within the Golden Triangle of wheat crop farming land in Far North NSW. Although this is a fairly rural and remote location, we are conveniently located just over half an hour from the Queensland town of Goondiwindi with retail supermarkets, shops, and medical and major services. We are also located approximately an hour from Moree and an hour and half from Inverell, which are both larger NSW towns to provide major services.

There is a popular café “The Vicerage” located in North Star serving daily hot food and coffee, a shop/post office located in the town for direct mail service, a Sports Club which operates Thursday to Sunday, and a Showground which hosts many events including a local Camp Draft.

North Star is a close-knit community, and everyone avails themselves to become engaged in the school and wider community. We have a very active P&C Committee and are extremely welcoming to any newcomers. North Star can definitely offer applicants a complete rural and remote experience to completely immerse themselves in the rural lifestyle, whilst still having access to creature comforts nearby.