Head Teacher Administration - Kingscliff High School

Permanent full-time job at Kingscliff High School (Kingscliff, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000AS44
Closing date November 27, 2024 (AEST)
Location 33 Oxford St, Kingscliff 2487 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Michael Hensley
02 6674 9777

About this job

Position Information

Kingscliff High School, located in the Far North Coast (950 students, including 15% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students) provides comprehensive, engaging and authentic learning opportunities to the young people of the Tweed Coast communities. We celebrate student individual growth through real world, respectful and passionate learning.

Our school’s priorities are centred on authentic student engagement in learning in an environment where every student is known, valued and cared for. In order to achieve this we are focused on student agency in learning, innovative practice in both the classroom and curriculum design, engagement with our broader community and the purposeful use of digital technology in learning.

Kingscliff High School benefits from dynamic and meaningful partnerships with our neighbouring primary schools through the Coastal Learning Community (CLC) and with our neighbouring public high schools as part of the Tweed 5 (T5) network. 

Our school is particularly grateful for the strong support we receive from our community through our P&C and local AECG..

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
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria, demonstrated capacity to work with key satkeholders within the school to both sustain and routinely review and improve processes which support teaching and learning.
Proven ability to work collaboratively with all key stakeholders, including the parent community, to improve systems involving student attendance and engagement.
Evidence of collaboration, respectful relationships and strong interpersonal skills thta foster and sustain a collaborative culture within our school and across our community of schools, with a focus on innovative approaches to supporting transition. 
Proven ability to fulfill a broad range of administrative responsibilities, actively collaborating with the school leadership team to create a versatile role statement.
Demonstrated capacity to plan and manage resources effectively to improve learning outcomes for Aboriginal students and enhance cultural competence across the school. Demonstrated ability to lead and support the school community with knowledge and committment to the Department's Aboriginal Education policy
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

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 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

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.

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