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About this job
Position Information
Woonona High School (P4) provides excellent secondary education for 850 students from Year 7 to Year 12 including high quality personalised learning for students in the Support Unit. School planning, communication and pedagogical practices focus the efforts of the whole school community on student success. Staff operate within a professional learning culture underpinned by student-centred, research-informed, innovative teaching practice and holistic approaches to student wellbeing. The school enjoys its relationship with its community of schools, a supportive parent body and the University of Wollongong. Amongst the student population are 5% with an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background and 7% language background other than English (LBOTE).
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/or experience teaching Special Education and demonstrated capacity to lead a faculty that effectively meets student needs including students with autism, mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, children with challenging behaviours, and mental health concerns.
- 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 consultative leadership and the capacity to work with the executive team to lead, manage and implement whole school priorities and initiatives.
- A collaborative and inclusive leader with a demonstrated capacity to lead and manage a faculty with diverse expertise through the implementation of clear systems and processes.
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.