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About this job
Position Information
Erskine Park High School is a comprehensive Western Sydney school located in the Eastern Creek network of schools. The school’s 830 enrolment includes 5% of students who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and a further 30% of students who come from backgrounds where English is an Additional Language or Dialect. The school also has an Inclusive Education program (Support Unit) made up of seven classes. Key whole school initiatives include a focus on explicit and visible teaching and learning in all classrooms; high expectations regarding student behaviour; innovative wellbeing programs; extensive professional learning opportunities to develop the capacity of all staff to enhance their classroom practice; vocational education opportunities for students and an inclusive school culture. The school is a member of the St Clair Erskine Park network of schools and connections with our community are highly valued.
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
Outstanding communication skills with the ability to foster positive relationships with students, staff and parents/carers.
Proven ability to build the capacity of the TAS staff to positively impact their professional growth.
Demonstrated capacity to lead innovative teaching and learning programs that cater for a diverse student population.
Ability to work collaboratively as a member of the executive team to drive continuous improvement and support whole school initiatives to improve student learning outcomes.
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.