Organisation / Entity: Teaching Service
Job category: Schools | TCH Other
Job location: Sydney Region
Job reference number: 0000APZ2
Total remuneration package: Remuneration package valued at $158,545.00. This position attracts a base salary of $140,502.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation.
Contact: Jane Lidbury 02 4587 7122
Closing date: 16/10/2024 - 04:00 PM
Position Information
Windsor High School is a comprehensive high school (630 students) located in the Hawkesbury Valley on the land of the Darug people. Students are drawn from Wisemans Ferry in the north to Bligh Park in the south. Enrolment is comprised of approximately 18% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 8% students with a language background other than English. The school has a support unit for students with intellectual disabilities. Over the past eight years the school has focused on establishing highly effective systems and structures in curriculum, student welfare, school organisation and teacher professional learning. The school has a positive learning environment and a culture that focuses on student and teacher learning with the aim of improving outcomes for students leaving school. The school is well supported by an engaged and active P&C. There is a strong partnership with the local AECG and ties to the local Aboriginal community are continuing to develop.
Selection Criteria
- Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria:
- Approval to teach Special Education and/or experience and expertise teaching students with complex needs within a special education or support unit context.
- Capacity to establish responsive systems and processes to create an inclusive learning and curriculum to meet the needs of diverse learners.
- Demonstrated capacity to utilise a flexible approach which motivates a dynamic team of staff to foster transition support for students and connection with programs both within and outside the school community to ensure long term successful outcomes for students.
- Demonstrated ability to cater for the individual students with disabilities to maximise student engagement, wellbeing and attendance.
General Selection Criteria
- Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
- Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
- Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
- Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
- Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
- Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy
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.
All Department of Education employees working in an SSP are required to be vaccinated as outlined at Vaccination requirements for school sites (nsw.gov.au). The successful candidate for this position will be required to confirm vaccination status prior to the department finalising their appointment and entry on duty. Find the department’s latest advice on COVID-19 (coronavirus) at https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19.
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.