Head Teacher Secondary Studies - $5-8k Relocation support payment - Warren Central School

Permanent full-time job at Warren Central School (Warren, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B730
Closing date October 7, 2026, 1 a.m. (AEST)
Location Chester St, Warren 2824 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Robyn Taylor
0408 873 333

About this job

Position Information

Warren Central School is a vibrant K–12 school located in the township of Warren and serving the surrounding rural areas. The school caters to 238 students, with approximately 61% identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. We respectfully acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land, the Wayilwan people.

Our school provides a stimulating, caring, and cooperative learning environment. We pride ourselves on inclusivity, supporting both mainstream students and students with disabilities. Warren Central School is committed to developing versatile and resilient students by delivering quality education tailored to diverse backgrounds and learning needs. The school benefits from equity funding to enhance educational and developmental opportunities and offers outstanding facilities across all learning spaces.

Highly effective transition programs support preschool to kindergarten and Year 6 to Year 7 and post-school students, ensuring smooth and confident transitions.

The school maintains strong partnerships with the local community, including active support from the Warren Central School Parents and Citizens Association and the Warren Local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group. Additionally, strong connections with local businesses and interagency partners strengthen our community engagement.

The school is a 4-point incentive school which attracts additional benefits for staff and subsidised Teacher Housing is available.

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.  Demonstrated capacity to lead and coordinate wellbeing initiatives that strengthen student engagement, belonging, and resilience, contributing to a safe and supportive school culture.
2.  Demonstrated capacity to dynamically work as a productive member of the executive team to analyse data and to lead, implement and support whole school priorities and initiatives in the school's Strategic Improvement Plan.
3.  Proven ability to lead and manage a team with diverse teaching experience, demonstrating capacity to collaboratively engage and inspire teachers to adopt innovative pedagogy and to inspire the potential of all students.
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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here. 

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

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