Head Teacher Teaching & Learning - Sarah Redfern High School

Permanent full-time job at Sarah Redfern High School (Minto, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)

Job Reference 0000AVDE

Closing date April 2, 2025, 1 a.m. (AEST)

Location 1 Monaghan St, Minto 2566 NSW, Australia

Type Full-Time

Status Permanent

Contact Jaya Nand
98201566

About this job

Position Information

Sarah Redfern High School is a co-educational, comprehensive secondary school providing exceptional learning opportunities for all. Located in the suburb of Minto, the school serves a community in the south-west Sydney Campbelltown area that includes a wide range of families from diverse cultural and socio-economic groups. Our learning community is inclusive and made up of a diverse range of learners; including academically gifted students as well as students requiring learning support. In 2023 there were a total of 651 students enrolled at the school with 65% of these students being from a Language Background Other Than English (LBOTE), while a total of 65 students (10%) identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

The school is located in an area with strong connections to the local Aboriginal community and the Dharawal people. The school strives to build to strong relationships with Aboriginal students and their families as well as in the wider community. We foster high standards and have high expectations that every student will succeed in their learning.

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. Proven commitment and ability to work as a member of the executive team focusing on the school’s strategic priorities to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching, learning and wellbeing.

2. Demonstrated capacity to identify, gather and analyse internal and external data to inform, design and deliver targeted initiatives to improve achievement of all students.

3. Evidence as a highly visible, and collaborative leader with a demonstrated capacity to building capabilities of all staff to improve student wellbeing outcomes by offering purposeful, systematic, sustainable and differentiated support to create a strong sense of belonging in our school community.

4. Demonstrated ability to effectively manage complex student wellbeing needs and liaise with external agencies to coordinate and engage wrap-around support to facilitate improved student engagement in learning.

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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