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About this job
Position Information
Situated between the ocean and the lake in Darkinjung Country, TLSC The Entrance Campus is the senior campus of Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College. It is established as an adult working and learning environment offering multiple pathways to the HSC and beyond. Our campus consists of 750 Year 11 and 12 students from diverse backgrounds, including 11% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Our campus also has a large support unit 7-12. We are part of a multi-campus collegiate with two middle years campuses 7-10 (Berkeley Vale and Tumbi Umbi) and a proud partner of Tuggerah Lakes Learning Community which includes our seven partner primary schools.
We have strong community partnerships with the Kuriwa AECG, Parent Advisory Group and our Student Leadership team, to ensure that our students are confident learners and can develop post-school pathways. We are committed to supporting our Aboriginal students culturally, emotionally and academically. Our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Relationships underpin our school culture and motto 'New Horizons'. They engage students, staff and the community in working together to develop confident, socially aware and involved young adults who can make significant contributions to the broader community.
For more information, please visit our school website: https://thentrance-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
- A passion for, and expertise in, high potential gifted education research and teaching strategies, and the capacity to lead staff to develop the talent of HPG students.
- Demonstrated leadership skills to develop, implement and embed evidence-based pedagogy in a Stage 6 setting that inspires teams and the whole school to drive teaching and learning excellence.
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills to lead a faculty and articulate and promote the school’s values and the school’s high expectations for learning across faculties, the students, and the community.
- Demonstrated outstanding ability to lead professional learning through positively and collaboratively engaging with a diverse staff to improve student outcomes in line with the school’s strategic directions.
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.