Head Teacher Creative & Performing Arts - Sydney Girls High School

Permanent full-time job at Sydney Girls High School (Moore Park, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000AQ03
Closing date November 6, 2024 (AEST)
Location Anzac Parade & Cleveland Street, Surry Hills 2010 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Catherine Bavell
0293312336

About this job

Position Information

Sydney Girls High School enrolment 950 students is an academically selective secondary school with a record of outstanding academic achievement. The school has a Non English Speaking Background (NESB) student population of 89% and cultural diversity is valued and celebrated. The school fosters the capacity of young women across the domains of giftedness and students are actively involved in extensive and high valued co-curricular programs. Many prominent and successful women are graduates of Sydney Girls High School across many varied walks of life. The examples of the achievements of the alumni over more than 140 years serve as an inspiration for current students who strive for leadership and recognition in the full knowledge of the privilege of their education and the responsibility for making a difference in the lives of others.

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. Highly developed ability to lead staff across the CAPA (Creative & Performing Arts) faculty, with evidence of exceptional classroom practice, delivering high-quality curriculum for HPGE students through teaching, learning and assessment practices.
2. Demonstrated dynamic and supportive leadership skills with a proven ability to cultivate positive relationships and cultures within faculty, the executive team, and wider school and educational community, through exemplary interpersonal, collaborative, and communication skills. 
3. Capacity to provide strong educational leadership, collaborating to enhance student engagement and participation with a commitment to school based curricular and co-curricular programs including providing support outside of core school hours.
4. Demonstrated ability to actively participate in collaborative leadership for whole-school improvement aligned with the school's strategic directions and capacity to facilitate the implementation of the new curriuculum. 
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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