Head Teacher Learning and Support- Auburn Girls High School

Sydney, NSWPosted 6 days ago

Full Timeonsitesenior

Job Description

Auburn Girls High School is a partially academic selective and comprehensive high school with an enrolment of 850 girls, 98% of whom have language background other than English. The school has increasingly outstanding HSC and NAPLAN results due to a strong commitment to building collective teacher efficiency and using evidence-based practices to target areas including literacy, numeracy and HPGE. Auburn Girls High School has developed a strength-based positive Education wellbeing platform where every student is known, valued and cared for within a culture of high expectations and academic rigor. Our school’s vision statement is “Auburn Girls High School is a center of excellence for girls’ education. This can be seen through not only academic results but also through the commitment to student leadership and the thriving extracurricular programs such as sport, dance, school band, debating and competitions. The school’s motto is: Learn, Lead, Succeed.

Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,

1. Demonstrated leadership experience in managing a Learning Support Faculty, with the ability to effectively liaise and coordinate with Department of Education (DoE) and external support services to address the specific learning needs of students.

2. Demonstrated expertise in leading and delivering whole-school professional learning that enhance staff capabilities to effectively cater to the diverse needs of students to foster improved learning outcomes and engagement

3.Highly developed communication, interpersonal and organisational skills that foster positive relationships with all stakeholders, including departmental and external support services, parents and students to collaboratively develop and implement strategies to meet specific learning needs.

4. Proven ability to work collaboratively with the executive team to lead, manage and implement whole-school initiatives that drive the effective delivery of the School Excellence Plan.

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

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.

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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

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.