HEAD OF STUDENT WELLBEING - PreK - Yr 6

About Us

Rouse Hill Anglican College (RHAC) is a growing and well regarded independent co-educational Christian school with over 1,700 students from Pre-K to Year 12. The College is committed to a professional, collaborative and supportive workplace for all employees. Located in the Hills District in Sydney’s northwest, the College has modern facilities, is very well resourced and can be easily accessed by car or the Metro Northwest rail.

Specific Responsibilities

Student conduct

• Work with Junior School Stage/Grade Leaders to provide practical advice to teachers on how they manage lower-level student behaviour issues.
• Directly manage significant and/or complex student conduct issues.
• Provide clear and timely feedback to class teachers on how student conduct issues have been managed.
• Assist Stage/Grade Leaders and class teachers to write behaviour plans and other documents that are needed to effectively manage student conduct.
• When needed, either directly contact parents in relation to significant student conduct issues or provide support and advice to teachers who will do so.
• Keep timely, accurate records of student conduct issues.
• Effectively implement current Junior School strategies that promote appropriate student conduct by working with Stage/Grade leaders and, if necessary, with individual classroom teachers.

Student Wellbeing

• Provide teachers with practical, timely advice and support for students with significant welfare needs.
• Act as the designated Junior School Child Safety Officer – case managing Child Safe incidents as required.
• Liaise with school counsellors to manage substantial student wellbeing needs and issues that are too time consuming, complex or sensitive for Stage/Grade Leaders to manage.
• Implement proactive student wellbeing strategies e.g. social skills groups.
• Lead fortnightly students of concern meetings with staff directly involved in managing these student cases.
• Work with Stage/Grade Leaders to organise annual school camps.

Other Work

• Advise and support the Stage/Grade leaders who are responsible for:
  • working with their respective teams to create lesson materials for student wellbeing lessons.
  • ensuring that students wear their uniform correctly.
• Suggest improvements to existing Junior School wellbeing related policies and procedures.
• Manage requests from parents seeking exemptions to uniform requirements.

Key attributes

Preferred applicants will:

• Be well organised, proactive and perceptive.
• Take practical, realistic steps to address student behaviour and wellbeing issues when they arise.
• Act quickly and decisively when urgent student wellbeing matters arise.
• Be strong verbal and written communicators.
• Be committed to:
  • Keeping timely and accurate written records of student wellbeing and conduct matters.
  • Ensuring that staff record student wellbeing and conduct matters.
• Work with Junior School staff to ensure that all student wellbeing related policies and procedures e.g. discipline, anti-bullying are carefully followed.

The Contract

All teachers at RHAC are employed under the Independent Schools (Teachers) Cooperative Multi Enterprise Agreement 2025 (CMEA). The CMEA outlines teacher’s salaries and their employment rights and responsibilities. The successful candidate will be paid a Level 2 Leadership allowance, in addition to a teacher’s base salary, under the applicable enterprise agreement. The appointee will have a teaching allocation (0.2 - 0.4) in addition to the student wellbeing leadership work and will start in the role at the beginning of the 2027 school year.

Child Safety

The College actively promotes the safety and wellbeing of all students and requires all prospective staff to be suitable and committed to protecting students from harm in the school environment. The College implements the Child Safe Standards developed by the Office of the Children’s Guardian. All College staff receive annual training in Child Protection.

How to Apply

Submit your application by email: employment@rhac.nsw.edu.au.

Write Head of Wellbeing (JS) Application in the subject line.

Please include:

• The RHAC teaching application form (available on the College website).
• A concise resume outlining your work history and qualifications.
• A concise cover letter outlining
  • Your reasons for applying.
  • How your skills and experience suit the role.
  • Your current WWCC number.
  • Your current NESA accreditation status and number.
• A certified copy of formal qualifications e.g. testamur relevant to the role.
• The names and contact details of three referees, including a professional referee and a referee who can speak about the applicant’s Christian faith commitment.

Potential applicants are welcome to contact the College to arrange an informal, confidential conversation with a senior member of staff regarding this role before formally applying.

Applications close on Friday 28 August. Interviews will take place over the following fortnight.

Rouse Hill Anglican College

Website: http://www.rhac.nsw.edu.au
Principal: Mr. Brett Hartley
Affiliation: Anglican
Teaching Level: Combined
Gender: Coed
1600 Students
130 Teaching Staff
44 Non-Teaching Staff
Single School
Offers VET

Rouse Hill Anglican College is a highly regarded independent co-educational school with over 1500 students from Pre K-12. Located in the Hills District and close to the Sydney Metro Northwest, the College is experiencing significant growth.