Head Teacher - Special Education - Holroyd High School

Position Information

Holroyd High School is a recently appointed HPGE Partnership School with a current enrolment of 558 students in Years 7–12, including 86% of students from non-English speaking backgrounds. As a proudly diverse and inclusive institution, we place a strong emphasis on explicit teaching to build high expectations for all students, and Choice Theory to foster a culture of autonomy, collaboration, and responsibility, creating a safe and nurturing environment where all can thrive.

As part of our ongoing work as an HPGE Partnership School, Holroyd High School is continuing to strengthen opportunities for enrichment, challenge, and talent development for all students across the four domains of potential. Through strategic investment in programs, learning experiences, extracurricular opportunities, community partnerships, and future-focused facilities, the school is committed to expanding opportunities that allow every student to ignite their potential.

The school has an Intensive English Centre for newly arrived students from non-English speaking backgrounds and a support unit for students with intellectual disability and/or autism.

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,

• Proven capacity to strategically lead whole school inclusive education initiatives for students with diverse learning, behavioural and wellbeing needs, including transition processes, trauma-informed behaviour support, and collaborative practices that strengthen access, participation, engagement, and belonging for all students.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated evidence to build positive, collaborative relationships with students, staff, families, external agencies and the broader school community to support student engagement, inclusion and wellbeing.
• Demonstrated capacity to effectively lead, mentor and manage a diverse team, including teachers and School Learning Support Officers, while fostering a collaborative culture of high expectations, professional growth and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated instructional leadership in High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE), including the capacity to lead differentiated curriculum, enrichment opportunities and inclusive talent development practices that support high expectations for all learners.

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.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.