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About this job
Position Information
Casino High School is a comprehensive high school with an enrolment of approximately 600 students; including 30% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and a Support Unit meeting the needs of approximately 80 students across 9 classes. Casino is a regional town located in Northern New South Wales with a rural demographic on Bundjalung land of the Gallibal people. The school focuses on every student's well-being to ensure they are educated in a supportive and nurturing environment, tending to each student's individual needs. We have embedded the Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) program at our school and instil our values of Respect, Inclusion, Safety and Effort (RISE) at all times. We acknowledge the great efforts of all our students. We have a diverse and innovative staff that are able to engage students through varied curriculum choices which meet academic, vocational (VET and TVET and School to Work), sporting and social needs of our students. The Casino community are active participants in school events and the development of stronger partnerships.
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
- Demonstrated ability to lead, teach and supervise the delivery of high-quality engaging and differentiated teaching and learning programs including supporting the implementation of new syllabus across a range of TAS subjects, catering for a diverse and complex range of learners including high-potential and gifted students.
- Demonstrated ability to build staff capacity and foster a culture of high expectations, while being a collaborative and visible leader who works effectively with the executive to implement whole school priorities.
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.