Head Teacher Welfare - Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus

Permanent full-time job at Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus (Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000AMFI
Closing date July 10, 2024, 2 a.m. (AEST)
Location Balmain Rd, Leichhardt 2040 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Tracey Casey
02 9560 2355

About this job

Position Information

Sydney Secondary College, Leichhardt Campus is a partially selective co-educational middle school which caters for students from Year 7 to Year 10 and is located in the inner west. The school has an enrolment of 840 students and includes a support unit with a designated Head Teacher for students with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities and autism. The student body consists of 4.7% students from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. A commitment to innovative, rigorous and evidence-based teaching and learning underpins the directions of the school. There are strong links to the broader community and a highly effective and involved P & C. All Sydney Secondary College Principals work together through the College Management Group to enact their responsibility for effective collegiate decision-making. The College fosters cross campus teaching opportunities for experienced and early career staff to work proactively together across middle and senior school settings.

General Selection Criteria
1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy
Specific Selection Criteria
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,
  • High level interpersonal and organisational skills to lead a wellbeing team with a range of experiences and abilities and build their capacity to support the wellbeing of a diverse range of students.
  • Demonstrated ability to liaise with a range of stakeholders to case manage students with complex emotional, behavioural and learning needs to ensure optimal student attendance and continuity of learning.
  • Proven ability to develop, implement and monitor high quality, evidence based school-wide wellbeing policies and practices that support wellbeing outcomes for students and staff.
  • High level leadership skills to work collaboratively with the school's executive team to create and maintain a culture of high expectations and excellence in teaching and learning.
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.

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