Head Teacher Special Education - Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus

Permanent full-time job at Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus (Tuncurry, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000APCI
Closing date October 23, 2024, 1 a.m. (AEST)
Location Northern Parkway, Tuncurry 2428 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Jacinta Bown
0439883428

About this job

Position Information

Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus is one of three campuses that constitute Great Lakes College. Our campus is for students in years 7-10. We deliver a comprehensive and responsive curriculum for students in Stage 4 and Stage 5. Through agreement with the Senior Campus of Great Lakes College, we facilitate early commencement of Stage 6 subjects to provide a responsive and flexible education pathway for individual students.

Tuncurry Campus has five support classes being accessed by students with mild, moderate and severe intellectual disabilities. We also provide support through multicategorical classes for students with additional emotional and cognitive needs.

Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus has an enrolment of 504 students. Situated on the lower Mid North Coast of NSW, the school is built on the traditional lands of the Worimi people and 18% of our students identify as First Nations people. The Gathang language is the first language spoken in the area.  An additional 2% of our student population has a language background other than English. The successful applicant will be appointed to Great Lakes College and will be initially based at Tuncurry Campus.

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. Approval  and/or experience to teach Special Education with exceptional classroom practice and ability to inspire, develop and lead a faculty that fosters a culture of high expectations and effectively designs and implements inclusive, engaging teaching and learning programs to ensure access to the curriculum for all students, including those with intellectual disabilities and complex communication and behavioural needs.
  2. Demonstrated capacity to lead the collaborative consultation, planning, implementation and review of student plans that improve the learning, wellbeing, behavioural and attendance outcomes of students with disability.
  3. Demonstrated capacity to lead a dynamic Supported Learning Faculty with the capacity to develop inclusive, trusting relationships with the students, families, school staff, partner primary schools, external agencies and the wider community to facilitate improved outcomes for students with a disability.
  4. Demonstrated ability to work dynamically as a productive and proactive 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.
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 successful applicant will be appointed to Great Lakes College and initially based at Tuncurry Campus.

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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