Deputy Principal - Coffs Harbour High School

Position Information

Coffs Harbour High School is a comprehensive secondary school located on the North Coast of NSW with an enrolment of 773 students and a support unit comprised of five classes. The school incorporates a diverse student population, including 11.7% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 25% of students with a Language Background Other than English, with the majority of these coming from a refugee background, and 15% with English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D) currently receiving additional learning support. Our Family Occupation and Education Index (FOEI) is 117, with 67% of students in the lowest two income quartiles.

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 visible and collaborative leadership and the capacity to develop productive relationships with all stakeholders to effectively address the specific needs of students from a diverse range of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.

Proven capacity to develop and lead an inclusive high-expectations culture focused on supporting all students to achieve their best, both at school and in their transition to appropriate educational and vocational pathways beyond school.

Demonstrated collaborative leadership with the ability to work effectively with staff and the executive team to drive school priorities, whole school improvement, change management, and the complex day-to-day operations of the school.

Demonstrated success in driving high-impact professional learning and wellbeing systems to create a positive culture of high expectations, ensuring effective, evidence-informed practices that enable students to connect, thrive and succeed.

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

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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.