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About this job
Position Information
Singleton High School is a large, comprehensive rural high school catering for year 7-12. The school is located in the rural and mining sector of the Hunter Valley. The school has a cap of 1100 with a current student population of 888, including 3.05%EALD and 25% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, with a FOEI of 139.
The Singleton High School expectations are Respect, Responsibility, Resilience. Emphasis is on quality teaching and learning, enhancing student achievement and learning outcomes, with a strong commitment to student engagement and attendance. The school promotes a caring and supportive environment, providing programs that cater for students of all abilities and backgrounds.
Singleton High School is situated on the lands of the Wonnarua people. The Ka-wul Aboriginal Education and Cultural Resource Centre, Aboriginal boys (Clontarf) and girls (NASCA) programs, local Elders, an active AECG and strong executive leadership are integral to supporting high quality Aboriginal programs at Singleton High School.
The school has a high level of support from parents and carers and prides itself on its strong community partnerships.
The school is a proud member of the Upper Hunter and Singleton Learning Community (SLC) educational networks which foster educational collaboration through learning communities.
For further information please refer to the Annual Report, School Improvement Plan (SIP) and the school’s Facebook Page on the school website at
https://singleton-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/
General Selection Criteria
Specific Selection Criteria
1. Proven ability to be an accessible leader who fosters successful partnerships with key stakeholders and possesses exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to coordinate and manage the complexities of a large and diverse wellbeing team.
2. Proven commitment and ability to work as a member of the executive team focusing on the school’s strategic priorities to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching, learning and wellbeing.
3. Demonstrated ability to lead the wellbeing and learning and support teams to deliver a coordinated whole school approach to improve outcomes for all students and foster a positive school culture.
4. Evidence as a highly visible, and collaborative leader with a demonstrated capacity to building capabilities of all staff to improve student wellbeing outcomes by offering purposeful, systematic, sustainable and differentiated support to create a strong sense of belonging in our school 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 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.