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About this job
Position Information
Riverside Girls High School is in scenic Huntley’s Point, on the land of the Wallumettagal people, overlooking the historic Gladesville Bridge, with views spanning the Parramatta River towards Sydney Harbour.
At Riverside, we specialise in educating and empowering our confident, independent, creative young global citizens in a single-sex learning environment that provides freedom and scope for all to thrive. The quality of learning at Riverside is enhanced by the beauty of the natural environment, providing opportunities and inspiration for quality, innovative indoor and outdoor teaching and learning to take place.
There are 630 students at Riverside, with 55% coming from non-English speaking backgrounds. Our staff is committed to ongoing improvement in teaching and learning, with a particular focus on embedding explicit teaching into classroom practice to create a learning culture of high expectations. We also have an academically selective High Potential and Gifted Education Program (the Ignite program) and a rich co-curricula program providing extension opportunities for all students. We have a strong reputation for excellence in academic, sporting, performing arts and leadership pursuits and maintain high standards in developing all students to be confident, independent, creative global citizens. We have strong community connections and will continue to foster engagement with universities and industry to seek authentic, real-world learning opportunities to enhance the learning experiences of all of our students.
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
Demonstrated capacity to strategically lead the TAS faculty, in alignment with the School Excellence Plan, delivering evidence-informed curriculum, teaching and learning and assessment, including best practice in HPGE, to drive student success.
- Proven ability to lead and build the capacity of a diverse faculty, fostering high expectations, innovation and accountability to improve teacher practice, in alignment with TAS compliance requirements and policies.
- Demonstrated ability to perform the role of VET Coordinator, as well as contribute to a cohesive executive team to drive continuous school improvement.
- Highly developed communication, organisational and interpersonal skills with demonstrated success in building partnerships within the school and the wider community.
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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.