Head Teacher English - Cootamundra High School

Permanent full-time job at Cootamundra High School (Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000ASD0
Closing date December 4, 2024 (AEST)
Location Poole St, Cootamundra 2590 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Leesa Daly
0478686592

About this job

Position Information

At Cootamundra High School we believe that every student should be challenged to learn and continually improve in a respectful, inclusive and high expectation environment. We work collaboratively to empower our students to become adaptable, connected, resilient and self-directed learners who make a successful transition from school to future pathways.Our core values are Respect, Responsibility and Excellence. Our mantra is Teachers Teach, Students Learn and Be Kind. 

Cootamundra High School (CHS) is a rural comprehensive high school that has a student population of 220, which includes three multi categorical classes.The school has 13% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and proudly stands on 4 hectares of Gudhamangdhuray Wiradjuri land. 

Students are offered a wide range of courses across all years and this includes Vocational Education and Training courses at the local Cootamundra TAFE. CHS students continually experience success in the HSC and have access to a wide and varied extra–curricular program including an award winning Cattle Show team. 

CHS staff is comprised of a balance of experienced long–term teachers with younger and new scheme teachers now an integral part of the framework of our school. Whole school professional learning has a strong focus on evidence and research informed pedagogy including the Berry Street Education Model, Stronger Smarter Leadership Program, Bridges Out of Poverty along with James Anderson's Growth Mindset continuum. A small but very active P&C are our best advocates.

Moving forward we will strengthen the shared approach to school improvement across the school with a focus on embedding evaluative practices to draw upon relevant and reliable data to make evidence-informed decisions about teaching and learning.  To enhance student growth and attainment a focus on effective classroom practice with an emphasis on explicit teaching, the use of feedback and questioning techniques and the explicit use of learning intentions and clear success criteria will be maintained. Through improved assessment practices with a focus on formative assessment, monitoring of data particularly literacy and numeracy data, and differentiation we will enable the needs of learners to be met more effectively.

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. Demonstrated capacity to effectively lead and supervise staff with a range of teaching experience in curriculum delivery, differentiated teaching and learning programs and innovative pedagogy.
2. Capacity to be a dynamic, highly visible and collaborative leader who actively generates improvement and works with the executive team to deliver initiatives relating to school strategic directions. 
3. Demonstrated high level commitment to equity and outstanding interpersonal skills which nurture positive and productive relationships across a diverse 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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