Head Teacher Personal Development, Health and Physical Education - Muirfield High School

Permanent full-time job at Muirfield High School (North Rocks, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000AQOI
Closing date November 13, 2024 (AEST)
Location Barclay Rd, North Rocks 2150 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Jennifer Reeves
9872 2244

About this job

Position Information

Muirfield High School (915 students, including 24% from non-English speaking background) is a comprehensive, coeducational school with highly supportive student welfare structures and student leadership programs. The school has a support unit with three emotional disturbance classes. Students in the support unit are integrated into mainstream classes and programs, as appropriate to meet individual needs.

An informed and highly involved community has high expectations for student achievement and engagement. Developing and maintaining academic growth is a focal point of school planning. At the heart of our school is a collaborative PDHPE Faculty with a mix of beginning and experienced teachers who are committed to the school, students and community. The faculty achieves strong HSC results in PDHPE, building on solid foundations in Stages 4 and 5 through mandatory PDHPE and multiple classes of PASS. Sport is an important part of the school culture with the Head Teacher PDHPE coordinating the sport program. The PDHPE staff nurture athletic talent with students representing the school at Zone, Regional and State levels and with many knock-out competitions.

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,
  • Proven expertise and enthusiasm in teaching PDHPE 7-12, with approval to teach or willingness to undertake training to teach VET Sports Coaching.
  • Demonstrated ability to support staff in developing inclusive programs and implementing explicit teaching techniques that improve student wellbeing and academic outcomes.

  • Outstanding organisational skills and proven ability to lead the effective organisation of the school sports program.

  • Capacity to work collaboratively and successfully with school executive to lead, manage and implement systems, processes and initiatives.

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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