Head Teacher Mathematics - Molong Central School

Permanent full-time job at Molong Central School (Molong, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000ARTP
Closing date December 4, 2024 (AEST)
Location Phillip St, Molong 2866 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Melisa Kerr
0467417035

About this job

Position Information

Molong Central School has an enrolment of 441 students from K-12 with 17.4% being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. The students come from a diverse range of socio economic backgrounds and as a result, equity is of the utmost importance to the school community.

The school offers a wide curriculum and its unique K-12 environment allows staff and students to share opportunities across Primary and Secondary sections of the school. The school's results reflect consistency in all Key Learning Areas (KLAs) and an emphasis is placed on personal achievement. The school is well renowned for its ability to offer a diverse academic pattern of study in the senior years.

Extra-curricular opportunities in sport, debating and the arts are embraced as significant opportunities for students from a small rural community.

The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in the school is increasing and as a result, the school looks to improve the delivery of education to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and ensure all students have significant exposure to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives throughout all KLAs.

The school currently has 48 teachers and 30 administration and support staff, which includes additional temporary staff employed through school-based funding to better support the learning needs of all students.

As a result of the school's situational analysis, it has been identified that a focus on explicit differentiated teaching is required. This will involve:-

  • Increasing the capabilities of staff to analyse student performance data through formative and summative assessment practices to improve teacher effectiveness, system-negotiated target intervention and to improve student outcomes. 
  • Supporting all students and their families to engage with their educational commitments.
  • Developing high expectations across all areas of the school community to improve the abilities of students and teachers to be motivated to give their best and to continually improve.
  • Having wellbeing approaches which enable students to engage to the greatest extent possible with their learning.
  • Developing a Reconciliation Action Plan to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student engagement.

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, 
  • Approval to teach and a demonstrated capacity to teach Mathematics (years 7-10), with a willingness to supervise other Key Learning Areas.
  • Demonstrated capacity to build and lead faculty teams to develop and implement quality teaching and learning programs, inclusive assessment practice, and innovative professional learning to promote improved educational outcomes.
  • Demonstrated ability to engage with and build strong partnerships between students, staff, parents, and community to promote improved educational and wellbeing outcomes for students.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with the executive team on whole school strategic initiatives that lead to improved student outcomes. 
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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