Head Teacher English - Woonona High School

Permanent full-time job at Woonona High School (Woonona, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B4G6
Closing date December 10, 2025 (AEST)
Location Nicholson Lane, Woonona 2517 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Shane Rayner
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About this job

Position Information

Woonona High School (P3) provides excellent secondary education for 750 students from Year 7 to Year 12 including high quality personalised learning for students in the Support Unit.  School planning, communication and pedagogical practices focus the efforts of the whole school community on student success. Staff operate within a professional learning culture underpinned by student-centred, research-informed, innovative teaching practice and holistic approaches to student wellbeing. The school enjoys its relationship with its community of schools, a supportive parent body and the University of Wollongong. Amongst the student population are 5% with an Aboriginal background and 7% language background other than English (LBOTE)

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 ability to build and sustain a collaborative, high-performing English Faculty characterised by a strong sense of shared purpose to drive excellence in teaching and learning
  2. Lead the implementation of the 7-12 English syllabus through effective planning, program development, and evaluation processes that strengthen engagement and provide equitable learning opportunities for all students
  3. Expertise in leading systematic curriculum and assessment review processes, applying data-informed insights to strengthen teaching practice and drive continual improvement in student learning outcomes
  4. Demonstrated capacity to collaborate dynamically with the executive team to lead, enact and sustain whole-school priorities in line with the school's School Excellence Plan to drive whole school improvement
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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