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About this job
Position Information
Bulahdelah is positioned on the Myall River approximately 96 kilometres north of Newcastle and 39 kilometres south of Forster.
Bulahdelah Central School currently has an enrolment of 280 students from Kindergarten to Year 12. With 3 High School Support Unit classes, all of which are Multi Categorical. 17% of the students identify as Aboriginal.
The school has strong links with its feeder schools of Tea Gardens, Coolongolook, Bungwahl and Booral.
Bulahdelah has a supportive staff and runs many student-centred programs. It has strong connections with its local community.
General Selection Criteria
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 Special Education and capacity to lead a faculty that effectively meets student needs including intellectual disabilities and complex communication and behavioural needs.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with all stakeholders to develop, implement and evaluate quality individualised learning and support programs, including transition programs, to facilitate improved outcomes for students with a disability.
- Demonstrated capacity to contribute to whole school initiatives and proven ability to work collaboratively with the executive team to meet whole school priorities.
- Demonstrated highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with proven capacity to build relationships and effectively communicate with staff, students, parents and interagency groups to support students with a range of learning and wellbeing needs.
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.