Head Teacher Creative & Performing Arts - Robert Townson High School

Permanent full-time job at Robert Townson High School (Raby, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)

Job Reference 0000AVHR

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

Location Thunderbolt Drive, Raby 2566 NSW, Australia

Type Full-Time

Status Permanent

Contact Stephen Fryirs
02 9824 7777

About this job

Position Information

Robert Townson High School (FOEI 125) services the communities of Raby, Bow Bowing, Varroville and St Andrews, with additional students from Willowdale, Emerald Hills and areas within Denham Court. Our school celebrates diversity, including approximately 30 students within our Hearing Impairment Unit as well as students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. We have approximately 800 students with 42% of school population from English as an Additional Language/Dialect (EAL/D) backgrounds and 60 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students.

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,

1. Approval to teach Creative and Performing Arts

2. Demonstrated expert knowledge of the Creative and Performing Arts curriculum and assessment practices with capacity to lead the development and implementation of differentiated teaching programs

3. Proven capacity to work as a highly effective and collaborative member of the school executive team to build a strong school culture

4. The ability to lead teachers in the analysis of data to inform strategic planning and implement evidence-based practice to improve student outcomes

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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