Head Teacher Technological and Applied Studies - Davidson High School

Permanent full-time job at Davidson High School (Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000AQ8T
Closing date October 30, 2024, 1 a.m. (AEST)
Location Mimosa St, Frenchs Forest 2086 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact David Rule
02 9451 0022

About this job

Position Information

Davison High School is a proudly comprehensive, coeducational and inclusive secondary school that provides an education for 850 students. A community school, Davidson is committed to providing an educational environment that is flexible, engaging and challenging. 

Current school priorities include explicit teaching, community connections and leadership development while delivering a broad curriculum. Davidson is highly valued and supported by its community with strong and positive pathways developed between the school and its local primary schools. Focus programs include, performing arts, student leadership, STEM and a wide range of extracurricular activities.

 

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. Demonstrated ability to build staff capacity to contribute high quality programming, assessment and resource development to develop a culture of high expectations for students and staff.
  2. A collaborative, approachable and visible leader with the capacity to work cohesively as part of the executive team, actively leading, implementing, and supporting whole school priorities and 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.

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