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About this job
Position Information
Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus has a current enrolment of 810 students. Our middle school setting comprises selective and comprehensive streams, along with support classes for autism. Our school also delivers high potential gifted education programs and enrichment opportunities for student learning in academic, creative, physical and socio-emotional domains, with entry into these programs via a competitive process in Year 6. SSC Balmain Campus is located on the harbour foreshore at Rozelle, presenting both challenges and opportunities. On a sloping block rich with vibrant vegetation, students and staff navigate several steps around the site, supported by two lifts for those less mobile, whilst enjoying stunning harbour views. We take advantage of our waterfront setting by offering sports such as kayaking as well as foreshore based academic enrichment programs. Curriculum offerings in our middle school context are broad and innovative, with subjects such as Philosophy, Marine Biology, Psychology, Work Education and STEM, offered with more traditional Stage 5 electives. We run an HSC Acceleration Program for Year 10 students to study one Preliminary HSC course and a Mathematics compaction program. Student wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do. We are a part of the diverse and inclusive, inner-west multi-campus Sydney Secondary College, comprising of two Year 7 - 10 campuses (Leichhardt and Balmain) and one Year 11 - 12 campus (Blackwattle Bay). Working as a team, we have developed targeted and supportive processes for successful transition from Year 6 to 7 and Year 10 to 11. Ongoing student support is provided through a proactive wellbeing team, composed of Deputy Principals, Head Teacher Wellbeing, Year Advisers, Girls and Boys Advisers, Aboriginal Education Officers, LGBTQAI+ Coordinator, ARCO, Student Support Officers and School Counsellors.
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
- Demonstrated expertise in designing, coordinating, and reviewing Individual Education Plans, Behaviour Support Plans, Wellbeing Plans, or equivalent personalized learning programs that address the diverse needs of students requiring additional support.
- Proven ability to analyze and utilize both qualitative and quantitative data to monitor student progress, evaluate support intervention effectiveness, and guide strategic planning for continuous improvement in learning support services.
- Extensive knowledge of education legislation, departmental policies, and compliance requirements specific to learning support, disability services, and student wellbeing, ensuring programs align with regulatory standards.
- Demonstrated leadership in fostering culturally responsive and inclusive learning support practices for diverse learners, particularly in improving educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, through authentic partnerships with students, families, external professionals, health and welfare agencies and communities.
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.
If you are new or returning to the Department of Education and have relevant prior professional experience, you can submit a Salary determination for classroom teachers application form to request a salary determination. Until the outcome of any such determination is confirmed, your salary offer will remain at Step 1 then be updated at a later date (typically a 1–2 week processing time post receipt of the form). For further details on this process, please see the Department’s policy here: Salary determination
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.
This is an above centrally identified permanent position established through school funds. The successful candidate’s continued appointment to this position will be subject to the continuity of funding, the ongoing requirement of the position and the educational needs of the school.
Should the funding or the requirement for the position cease, the teacher will receive nominated transfer status; please refer to the Staffing Procedure for the Teaching Service in NSW Public Schools for additional information.
When accepting the position, the successful applicant will be indicating their acceptance of the terms and conditions attached to this appointment.
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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.