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About this job
Position Information
Banora Point High School is a comprehensive secondary school located in the Tweed Coast area. The school pays respect to the traditional custodians, the Nganduwal and Goodginburra people of the Minjungbul speaking clans of the Bundjalung nation. The student population is approximately 550, with 11.6% of students identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and less than 2% of students having a non-English speaking background. The school also has 3 Support Unit classes.
The school enjoys the support of the Tweed Wollumbin Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (TWAECG). We have strong partnerships with universities, cultural institutions, businesses and community groups. Students have represented the school across the north coast region and the state, in dance and music ensembles, a wide range of sporting activities and in youth leadership groups.
The school's core values are RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, READY TO LEARN. These values form the foundation of the school's culture of inclusivity and diversity.
The school has developed a commitment to improving student performance, learning culture and wellbeing, by way of building teacher capacity in learning and development, curriculum, and data skills and use. Our focus on every student making measurable learning progress will be driven by continuous improvements in educational leadership.
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with the executive team to lead, manage, and implement whole-school initiatives that support the effective implementation of the school's School Excellence Plan.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, teach and supervise the delivery of high-quality engaging and differentiated teaching and learning programs including supporting the implementation of the 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 deliver, supervise and support the delivery of vocational education courses.
- Proven capacity to build positive relationships and engagement with students to foster their potential, which contributes to high expectations and a thriving school culture within a diverse community.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and lead a diverse faculty team building positive relationships and embedding a culture of high expectations, to improve learning outcomes for students
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.