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About this job
Position Information
Riverstone High School is a co-educational high school situated in the North-West of Sydney, situated on Dharug Country and is one of four schools forming the Nirimba Collegiate of schools. With a current enrolment of 880 students, the school is experiencing substantial growth as residential developments rapidly expand within the local area.
The cultural demographic of the school has expanded significantly over recent years, with 24% of students now representing a language background other than English and 9% of students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This reflects the rich diversity of the local area and school community.
The school enjoys strong ties with its partner primary schools, with our partnership extending beyond typical transition and orientation activities, supporting the learning journey of students throughout their schooling.
At the start of 2021, Riverstone High School welcomed its first senior cohort in 21 years, with Year 11 commencing stage 6 study as part of the Nirimba Collegiate Recalibration. The addition of Year 12 in 2022 restored Riverstone High School as a fully comprehensive co-educational setting, which has been a long-standing goal of the local community. Education provision also includes an Inclusive Education unit made up of 7 classes. The school fosters a high expectation learning culture, catering to the diverse learner population.
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
- Demonstrated expertise in leading others to develop inclusive CAPA teaching and learning programs that engage and challenge all students, including differentiated opportunities for high potential and gifted learners and the implementation of extra-curricular enrichment programs.
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive and effective connections with students, staff, parents and the community that provide opportunities to showcase student performance in the Creative Arts.
- Demonstrated commitment to leading, managing and building staff capacity to ensure high-quality teaching, programming and assessment that meets the needs of all learners while maintaining high expectations.
- Highly developed leadership capability with the ability to lead reflectively and collaboratively, building productive teams that share responsibility for driving whole-school improvement aligned to the School Excellence Plan.
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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
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.