Head Teacher Personal Development, Health and Physical Education - Mount Austin High School ($20K Recruitment Bonus)

Permanent full-time job at Mount Austin High School (Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000AS4E
Closing date November 13, 2024 (AEST)
Location Leavenworth Drive, Wagga Wagga 2650 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Paula Shumack
02 6925 2801

About this job

Position Information
Mount Austin High School is located in Wagga Wagga, NSW on Wiradjuri country. Mount Austin High School is a comprehensive, co-educational, inclusive high school. There are 540 students enrolled at Mount Austin High School, 46% of whom identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. There are five special education classes, an Intensive English Class, a Clontarf Academy, Girls At The Centre and a Restorative Practices Centre on site. A number of capital works projects have been undertaken recently, including refurbishments to the visual arts and music rooms, the Cafe, the library and staff professional learning spaces.
Staff are a mix of newly appointed, beginning and experienced teachers who are committed to the school, students and community. Developing and maintaining significant community connections, academic growth, and developing authentic post school pathways for all students are focal points of school planning. Mount Austin High School works in close partnership with local AECG. 
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 policies
Specific Selection Criteria
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria, 
  1. Approval to teach PDHPE, and demonstrated excellence of quality educational experiences, high-impact teaching and learning strategies across the key learning area.
  2. Proven capacity to work collaboratively and successfully with school executive to lead, manage and implement systems, processes and initiatives. 
  3. Ability to lead, manage and build the capacity of staff to ensure high-quality teaching and learning programs and assessment practices that result in student engagement and growth across a wide range of learners including First Nations students. 
  4. Highly developed communication, organisation and interpersonal skills to successfully lead and inspire the PDHPE faculty and build capacity in staff across a range of career stages. 
Conditions

The successful applicant may be eligible to receive a one-off recruitment payment of $20,000. (Conditions apply)

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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