Head Teacher Mathematics - Kotara High School

Permanent full-time job at Kotara High School (Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000APDO
Closing date October 9, 2024, 1 a.m. (AEST)
Location Lexington Pde, Adamstown 2289 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Daniel Garner
0249433044

About this job

Position Information

Kotara High is a comprehensive high school located in Newcastle with over 1100 students with 4% being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students, and over 120 staff. The school offers extensive curriculum allowing for a complete academic, vocational, or hybrid model of learning. Our students are highly motivated learners who excel academically across the curriculum. Students have built a strong sporting culture at the school, that historically, has been, and continues to be, competitive on a state and national level. 

The staff at Kotara High is dynamic with various levels of experience and differing expertise. They are committed with a strong ethos of collaboration and continuous school improvement.

Recent initiatives that have had a positive impact upon our school include – the ALARM Matrix, Canvas implementation, Student Mentoring, the Senior Learning Hub, the literacy and numeracy and vocational education. Kotara High School has strong connections with its partner primary schools, The University of Newcastle, Ube High School in Japan and the business community of Newcastle.

Throughout the 2024-2027 School Improvement Plan, KHS will focus upon a number of areas including, but not exclusive to, improving student levels of literacy and numeracy through the check-in assessment program, improving the percentage of students in both Band 5 and 6 in the HSC, and increasing the overall attendance rate of the entire student cohort.   

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. Successful experience as an outstanding mathematics teacher with the capacity to teach Mathematics Extension 1 and 2, ensuring innovative, evidence-based teaching and learning to meet the needs of a diverse range of students.
2. Demonstrated high level organisational skills and collaborative, approachable leadership in the day-to-day management of a faculty with the capacity to lead curriculum reform.
3. Demonstrated ability to analyse data and work collaboratively with staff to lead innovative programs which  positively impact student outcomes aligned to faculty priorities and the Strategic Improvement Plan.
4. Proven ability to build positive relationships with all stakeholders in the management of student achievement and wellbeing. 
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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