Head Teacher Administration - Newtown High School of the Performing Arts

Permanent full-time job recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)

Job Reference 0000AVSV

Closing date March 26, 2025, 1 a.m. (AEST)

Location King St, Newtown 2042 NSW, Australia

Type Full-Time

Status Permanent

Contact Nilaufer Rajwar
02 9519 1544

About this job

Position Information

Newtown High School of the Performing Arts is a partially selective (in Dance, Music and Drama), co-educational, comprehensive school located on Gadigal Land approximately 5 kms southwest of Sydney CBD. The student population is approximately 1164. The school has an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enrolment of 26 students. The school is strongly supported by an active and engaged Parents and Citizens Association as well as the broader community. All members of the school community have high aspirations for success. At Newtown High School of the Performing Arts we recognise that creativity is essential to the human experience and integral to all learning. Our goal is to inspire a lifelong love of learning. Our core school values of excellence, creativity and equity foster students’ academic, creative and social potential. Positive education wellbeing programs are embedded across each year group and there is an extensive range of co-curricular activities for student talent development. For more information, please visit our school website: https://newtown-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/  

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 ability to initiate, implement and oversee whole school administration roles including timetabling, daily organisation, employment of casuals, the development and implementation of rosters and schedules, and variations to routine utilising Edval, SAP, SCOUT, and Sentral systems.
Ability to drive improvements, lead initiatives and foster a positive school culture through innovative solutions that support teaching and learning.
Demonstrated ability to work successfully and productively with the school executive team to lead, implement and support whole school priorities and initiatives in the school’s Strategic Excellence Plan.
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to work collaboratively and build positive relationships with all members of staff and the broader school community.

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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