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About this job
Position Information
Hay War Memorial High School is a 6-point, comprehensive, rural high school proudly serving the Hay and surrounding community since 1923, on the land of the Wiradjuri and Nari Nari people. There are currently 145 students in the school, with a projected enrolment of 156 in 2025. 19.3 % of our students have an Aboriginal heritage. The school has a single Specialist Support Class catering to students with multi-categorical disabilities. The school is unique in being the only war memorial high school in the Commonwealth of Nations and was established by the community following the end of World War I. The traditions and culture of the school are deeply founded in the expectations of the community. Our school excels in sporting endeavours and agricultural opportunities, in addition to debating and community connection initiatives. The school delivers a compressed curriculum to ensure maximum access to subjects for our students. Hay War Memorial High promotes Positive Behaviours for Learning to support a respectful, responsible and achievement-based focus for students. It is well regarded in the community for its positive learning environment, strong student wellbeing, leadership opportunities, and engagement programs that nurture students to connect, thrive, and succeed. The explicit teaching of literacy and numeracy skills including the use of the learning progressions and formative assessment to monitor progress is integral to driving school priorities. Unearthing student potential, developing the talent and wellbeing programs are initiatives aimed at providing challenge and opportunity for students to flourish. High-impact professional learning for staff that is underpinned by research is key to building the expertise in staff for continuous improvement and leadership.
General Selection Criteria
1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
4. Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy
Specific Selection Criteria
In addition to the general selection criteria,
- A highly visible and approachable leader with exemplary emotional intelligence and proven ability to foster a positive inclusive school culture that ensures authentic connections with community, parents, staff and students.
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Proven outstanding communication, management and organisational skills to manage the daily complexities of a senior executive role, whilst supporting the principal and staff in ensuring whole school policy compliance and commitment to the Strategic Improvement Plan.
- Demonstrated commitment to promote and strengthen a culture of high expectations through strategically refining and communicating whole school systems to improve student behavioural, wellbeing and academic outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with all staff and as a member of the senior executive team to drive continuous improvement, build capacity and strategically lead the school towards excellence across all domains of the School Excellence Framework.
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
Hay War Memorial High School is a 6-point school and as such attracts additional incentives. Please refer to:
A Relocation support payment of $5,000 up to $8,000 will be available for eligible applicants.
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 (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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