Head Teacher Special Education - Bowraville Central School

Permanent full-time job at Bowraville Central School (Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000AR0R
Closing date November 20, 2024 (AEST)
Location High St, Bowraville 2449 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact David Taylor
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About this job

Position Information
Bowraville Central School is located on the Mid North Coast of NSW in the Nambucca Valley. We deliver tailored learning pathways for students from Kindergarten to Year 12, with 45% of our students identifying as Aboriginal. Our school has a current enrolment of 166 students including 3 multi-categorical support classes and significant IFS funding to support students with disabilities in mainstream classes. In addition to 26 teaching staff the school has a further 27.4 non-teaching staff supporting students. 
As a Connected Communities school, supported by our local AECG, we are part of a network that builds strong partnerships with Aboriginal leaders, families, our wider community, and external agencies, to provide a holistic approach to education for all of our students.
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 work as a dynamic member of a school leadership team in leading whole school strategic directions; ensuring the support unit remains a fully integrated aspect of the school.
  2. Willingness to work across a K-12 school, including teaching where necessary, and support the curriculum needs of students with disabilities in all stages.
  3. Demonstrated ability to be a visible and collaborative leader with capacity to develop inclusive, trusting relationships with students, staff, families and external agencies.
  4. Demonstrated capacity to establish and lead a support unit in terms of resource management, staff development and comprehensive unit programming. This includes working with Learning and Support team and the network to facilitate access requests and MC class placements.
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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