Primary Teacher

School of the Air, Broken Hill NSW

Placement level: Teacher

Contact for enquiries: Kylie Green (Principal), kylie.a.green@det.nsw.edu.au, 08 8087 3565

Additional resources: explore what it's like to live and work in the Broken Hill 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 is an opportunity to be part of the team at our unique and dynamic distance education primary school. A full-time teaching load involves collaboratively planning and programming online lessons and print-based teaching and learning resources, differentiated to meet individual students’ needs. We continue to develop innovative practices for feedback and assessment for our new online learning platform in a distance education context.

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
• Basic computer skills and use of online platforms such as Teams.

Accommodation details

Teacher housing and private rentals may be available.

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

School of the Air is a distance education primary school located in Broken Hill, with a second campus in Hay. We have around 145 enrolments from preschool to Year 6, most of whom are geographically isolated students. Students are supported at home by a supervisor who assists with engaging students in programmed activities in their schoolrooms, connecting with their teacher via Teams and uploading returns when required. Our calendar is filled with regular events, such as classrooms, mini schools and excursions. We have a very active and supportive P&C who support many school activities and are instrumental in facilitating and hosting mini schools, a highlight of our school calendar.

We transitioned to Teams in Semester 2, 2023 and are excited about how the platform is transforming how we do school.