Head Teacher Special Education - Prairiewood High School

Permanent full-time job at Prairiewood High School (Prairiewood, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000AOKQ
Closing date November 13, 2024 (AEST)
Location Prairievale Rd, Wetherill Park 2164 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Alison Pool
02 9725 5444

About this job

Position Information

Prairiewood High School is a co-educational, partially selective, comprehensive secondary school located in Wetherill Park in Sydney's South West on Dharug land. The school has a stable enrolment of approximately 1280 students. This includes 60 students in each year in the selective stream and four Support Unit (Autism and IO) classes across Years 7 to 12. 87% of students have a Language Background Other Than English (LBOTE) and students represent 30 countries of origin. Approximately 50% of the students population requires English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) support which has been steadily increasing. Currently 18 students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background. Find out more on the school website, at https://prairiewoo-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/

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 to teach special education and/or experience teaching with proven leadership skills that demonstrate managing the demands of teaching students with a range of complex needs including autism, intellectual disabilities, mental health and behavioural needs and providing leadership of a dynamic faculty to ensure high expectations and drive student growth.
  2. Demonstrated capacity to lead in 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.
  3. A collaborative and inclusive leader with a demonstrated capacity to lead and mange a faculty with diverse expertise and experience to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents, external agencies and the school community.
  4. Demonstrated capacity to contribute to whole school initiatives and proven ability to work collaboratively with the executive team to meet the school priorities of the School 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 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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