Head Teacher Personal Development, Health and Physical Education - Tempe High School

Permanent full-time job at Tempe High School (Tempe, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)

Job Reference 0000B1XV

Closing date November 12, 2025 (AEST)

Location Unwins Bridge Rd, Tempe 2044 NSW, Australia

Type Full-Time

Status Permanent

Contact Karen Gargalis 02 9055 82023

About this job

Position Information

Tempe High School has an enrolment of 990 students where 67% of students are from non-English speaking background and 3% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Tempe High is a proud comprehensive, partially-selective, multicultural high school, highly valued by an engaged community. The school community is committed to enhancing academic growth for all students, irrespective of their backgrounds and/or learning challenges. The Wellbeing and Learning Support Team nurture the social, emotional and academic needs of students and provide ongoing continuity of learning as students transition into the senior school. The school's strategic directions are: Student Attainment and Growth, Creating Quality Learning Environments and Enhanced Connections.

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,

• Demonstrated capacity to work productively and proactively as an effective member of the school executive team, aligning faculty practices with whole-school strategic directions.
• Demonstrated expertise in leading inclusive PDHPE teaching and learning programs that engage, support, and challenge all students, including the effective provision of opportunities for high potential and gifted learners.
• Capacity to lead professional learning for staff, embedding best practice pedagogy that drives high expectations, student engagement, and equitable outcomes across a diverse student population.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to foster positive, respectful, and collaborative relationships with students, staff, families, and the wider school community.

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.