Position Information John Purchase Public School is situated in Cherrybrook, in north-western Sydney, has a diverse population of approximately 600 students, currently 23 classes. 80% of families are from 30 non-English speaking backgrounds, predominately Chinese and Indian. The school provides strong academic foundations and has established an excellent reputation within the community for its quality teaching programs, breadth of extracurricular opportunities, dedicated teachers and outstanding student outcomes. The school’s vision, ‘Empowering learners today, for tomorrow’ and expectations of respect, responsibility and to aspire, underpin our everyday practices. Specialist programs offered include high potential and gifted education classes, reading and numeracy support, English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D) and support teachers for learning. Extracurricular activities include dance troupes, choir, band, public speaking and sporting opportunities. The parent community is actively involved; supportive of their children’s growth, attainment and wellbeing, keen to be kept informed of student progress and have high aspirations for their children’s success. We believe in fostering student’s joy and curiosity in learning, within an, inclusive and supportive environment. The school website can be found at https://johnpurch-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/ Selection Criteria Approval to teach primary library or currently undertaking or currently enrolled in Teacher Librarian qualifications approved by the NSW Department of Education (Refer special notes below). Demonstrated ability or commitment to effectively managing a primary school library using the Oliver Library Management System, including budget and resource management. Highly developed communication, organisation and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with students, staff, parents and the wider community. Ability to promote and manage a library that functions as a learning hub for the school and engages, inspires and extends all learners. Conditions An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity. Special Notes If applicable engagement will be temporary until successful completion of the Teacher Librarian qualifications as recognised by the NSW Department of Education, which must be completed within 24 months. Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application. About the NSW Department of Education The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team ( dandidet.nsw.edu.au ) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here . To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format .