Head Teacher Special Education - Junee High School

Job Reference 0000AEK2
Closing date December 4, 2024 (AEST)
Location Lydia St, Junee 2663 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Darren Hamilton
69241666

About this job

Position Information

Junee High School is a rural comprehensive secondary school which draws students from the township and surrounding farms and villages. The school enjoys high levels of community support from local businesses and farms. Current enrolments are 265 students, including 3 multi-categorical classes, 48 Aboriginal students and 11 students from Non-English-Speaking backgrounds. Junee High School has strong links with its partner primary schools through a successful middle school program, the Ngumba-Dal Learning Community, and Targeted Literacy and Numeracy programs. Agriculture plays a pivotal role in our community, and in our Learning Community. We actively engage our partner schools in education. 

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 policies
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 in Special Education and/or demonstrated experience in teaching students with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, autism, challenging behaviours and students with confirmation of disabilities including mental health and/or emotional disturbance.
  • Demonstrated leadership in the use of the collaborative curriculum planning processes for the development and implementation of flexible and innovative learning programs that enhance student learning, attendance, engagement and support the wellbeing of students within a special education setting.
  • Demonstrated consultative leadership and the capacity to work collaboratively with the executive team to lead, manage and implement whole school priorities and initiatives.
  • Demonstrated highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with proven capacity to build relationships and lead collaborative planning with all stakeholders to develop, implement and review Personalised Learning and Support Plans to meet the diverse needs of students with a disability, whilst maximising student growth and engagement.

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.