Head Teacher Human Society and its Environment - James Fallon High School

Job Reference 0000BBWD

Closing date August 19, 2026, 2 a.m. (AEST)

Location Fallon St, Albury North 2640 NSW, Australia

Type: Full-Time

Status: Permanent

Contact Jennifer Parrett
02 6025 1688

About this job

Position Information

James Fallon High School is a comprehensive 7-12 high school of approximately 690 students in Albury. It caters to a very diverse enrolment, including approximately 27% Aboriginal students. The school receives equity funding to support students from low socio-economic backgrounds, Aboriginal and English Learning students, and for students requiring low level disability adjustments. The school offers a broad curriculum and a range of student wellbeing, leadership, academic and co-curricular initiatives.

The school is committed to Positive Behaviour for Learning. The school community looks forward to achieving the school's identified improvement measures in the 2025-2028 School Excellence Plan.

The school possesses strengths in the areas of collaborative professional learning, strategic partnerships within the Albury educational community, and support for student learning. The staff possess a broad range of experiences and skills and are enthusiastic about authentic school innovation to improve learning outcomes for students.

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,

1. Demonstrated capacity in leadership through a change process in schools.
2. Proven experience in coordinating and managing programs across a wide secondary spectrum, including the ability to develop strategies that enhance student engagement and achievement.
3. Demonstrated capacity in leading a diverse faculty to promote professional growth and a high expectations culture.
4. Proven experience in identifying and addressing the diverse learning needs of students, including those with disabilities or learning difficulties, and from Aboriginal and diverse cultural backgrounds, as a teacher and leader in schools.

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 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.

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