Primary Teacher: Multi-stage

Quambone Public School, Quambone NSW

Placement level: Teacher

Contact for enquiries: Narelle Stacey (Principal), narelle.stacey@det.nsw.edu.au, 02 6824 2046.

Additional resources: explore what it's like to live and work in the Coonamble 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: We are looking for someone wanting to experience teaching in a small school on the edge of the outback.

Your anticipated teaching role will be classroom teacher of either the K-2 or 3-6 cohort. You will be responsible for the day-to-day core classroom teaching and learning. Classes may also be combined for some learning activities. This can be tailored to your skillset and interests.

Our extra-curricular activities this year include garden and cooking lessons, sports carnivals, swimming lessons, camps, excursions and Show events.

Desired candidate expertise:

• Approval to teach K-6
• Interpersonal skills with the capacity to work collaboratively in a team and build positive relationships with all members of the school community.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high quality, differentiated literacy and numeracy programs driven by research-based practices to meet the requirements of a diverse range of student abilities and needs.
• 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

A range of options are available to the successful applicant, depending on specific needs. Teacher Housing may have a fully furnished 2-bedroom house available. There is a farmhouse that may be available within the community which could accommodate a family or single. Several houses in the surrounding area may be available for rent through local agencies or private rental. There are also rooms at the local pub for short or long-term stays.

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

Quambone Public School is a beautifully maintained, very well-resourced small school located on Wailwan land in the Western Plains. Quambone is a quaint village, surrounded by farms. The anticipated school enrolments for 2025 is 10 students across K-6. Currently we have 2 classes: K-2, and 3-6.

We also have a preschool onsite two days a week, with up to five students attending. QPS serves a diverse and supportive community. Reading and numeracy outcomes are targeted. Every child is known, valued and cared for. Visitors to our school comment on the outstanding behaviour of students and of the welcoming atmosphere. Although the school is small, we ensure that all students have access to quality sporting and creative arts opportunities.

There is a strong sense of collegiality among our staff of 7. The staff care for each other and for all students. As well as the school, Quambone has a post office, general store and hotel. There is also a swimming pool, tennis court and many community events throughout the year, giving you opportunities to participate in rural life. Kangaroos, emus, echidnas and a variety of birdlife abound. Quambone is approximately 200 kilometres north-west of Dubbo and close to the world-renowned Macquarie Marshes. The closest town, Coonamble, is 30 minutes away, with shopping, medical and other services available.

Quambone is a unique and fabulous place to work, thrive and recalibrate your work/life balance. You won’t regret your year here.