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About this job
Position Information
The NSW Department of Education serves the community by providing world-class education for students of all ages. We ensure young children get the best start in life by supporting and regulating the early childhood education sector. We are 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 are committed to fostering vibrant, sustainable and high-performing vocational and higher education sectors. We are responsible for enacting NSW Government policy, driving improvement in education, and overseeing policy, funding and compliance issues relating to non-government schools. We respect and value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as First Peoples of Australia.
The Leader Psychology Practice leads and supervises a team of Senior Psychologists Education and District Guidance Officers to provide high quality psychology services in NSW public schools. The Leader Psychology Practice develops and implements strategies to enhance psychology services in schools, including professional development and support for the school counselling workforce. They work closely with schools, other members of education support teams and agencies to improve student learning and wellbeing outcomes.
Waratah West Public School places a strong emphasis on quality teaching in literacy and numeracy as well as developing the whole student through collaborative teaching practices that value the academic, social and emotional wellbeing of all students. The school has high expectations for every student and a commitment to engendering a genuine love of learning through innovative and challenging educational programs and pedagogies. The school receives equity funding to support students from Aboriginal backgrounds and for students from low socio-economic communities. The school focus on play based learning in the early years and learning in the outdoor environment K-6 results in improved engagement and wellbeing for every student. The school utilises Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) and Zones of Regulation to support learning. The school has strong connections with University of Newcastle and is actively involved with Speech Pathology in Schools (SPinS), Children’s University and a range of other programs that support positive academic and social outcomes. Students in the support classes enjoy programs that promote strong integration and inclusion with the mainstream cohort. For more information visit the school website Waratah West Public School
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
In addition to the general selection criteria:
- Demonstrated capacity to lead, clinically supervise and professionally develop senior psychologists’ education and district guidance officers, including professional support in complex case presentations and during serious incidents.
- Successful experience in leading school counselling service staff to implement evidence-based assessment and intervention approaches including the delivery of innovative counselling services to meet the diverse needs of students across NSW.
- Extensive understanding of legislation, policy and procedures relating to psychology and wellbeing services in NSW public schools and the standards of the Psychology Board of Australia.
- Demonstrated experience in leading and implementing Department of Education priorities and initiatives including providing specialist advice to senior officers within the department on matters requiring psychological expertise.
Conditions
- Ability and willingness to travel between worksites.
- This position is under the Teachers award (Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 2024). To be eligible to apply, you must have an unconditional, full approval to teach or have eligibility to apply for an approval to teach. 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
This position will commence 21 July 2025.
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. Please note, for this position you are to follow the executive position guidelines.
Note: Applications must be lodged electronically. No paper-based application will be accepted