9625 9920
About this job
Position Information
Chifley College Senior Campus [CCSC] is situated on the lands of the Darug people of the Gomerigal clan. CCSC is a calm, quality learning environment for senior students, who are encouraged to achieve personal excellence, embrace diversity and grow into responsible and successful members of the community.
CCSC is a comprehensive, co-educational senior secondary school with 570 students including a Support Unit. The school caters for Stage 6 students with an extensive curriculum across the academic, creative, vocational and sporting domains. The school is one of five campuses in Chifley College within the St Marys-Mount Druitt area. Our community is culturally diverse, 24% of students identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and 45% identify as Pasifika.
CCSC has partnerships with the University of Technology Sydney, Sydney University, Western Sydney University and Macquarie University, TAFE, cultural institutions, businesses and local community groups. Our students represent the school in music and dance ensembles, youth leadership forums and a range of sporting activities. The school hosts a National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA) for Aboriginal girls and a Clontarf Academy for Aboriginal boys.
Chifley College Senior Campus maintains a philosophical and educational foundation aimed at building successful futures for students. Planning underpins capacity building initiatives in quality teaching, differentiation, literacy and numeracy, student engagement, and transition leading to positive pathways for students.
The school plan and annual school report are available on the school website.
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,
Highly developed problem-solving and organisational abilities to successfully initiate, implement, and manage whole-school administration, ensuring smooth daily operations and enhancing overall educational outcomes.
Demonstrated capacity to build and implement a school timetable, rosters and schedules that is responsive to school curriculum and student needs.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of the executive leadership team to promote ongoing improvement in line with the school’s Strategic Directions.
Demonstrated high level interpersonal and personal skills to communicate and implement school policies, procedures and manage the employment of casuals.
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
This advertisement qualifies for permanent part-time employment; therefore, applicants seeking either permanent full-time or permanent part-time work are encouraged to apply. Candidates must indicate their desired FTE (up to the maximum FTE of the advertised position) in their application prior to submission.
Please note:
• The FTE selection is final.
• No changes (increase or decrease) will be permitted at the point of offer if you are the recommended applicant.
• If no FTE is indicated, it will be assumed you are seeking the full FTE of the advertised role.
Recommended applicants seeking part-time employment will be appointed at their nominated FTE. Any remaining FTE may be offered to applicants on the eligibility list, who are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the Merit Selection webpage.
The Eligibility Requirements for Head Teacher Positions in NSW Government Schools are located here.
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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.
To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.