Deputy Principal - Castle Hill High School

NSW Department of Education; The Hills; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Castle Hill High School in NSW is seeking an experienced educator to lead in a large, culturally diverse community, cultivating a positive school culture and strong student outcomes. You will contribute to school planning and data-informed improvement while guiding staff development and inclusive teaching practices.

Applicants must hold unconditional approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education and collaborate across the executive team to advance strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead in a large, culturally diverse community
• Ability to develop staff to sustain rigorous academic programs
• Experience contributing to school planning, resource management and data-driven improvement
• Capacity to work with the executive team to advance whole-school initiatives
• Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare to lead inclusive teaching and learning

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop staff to support rigorous, challenging academic programs
• Contribute to school planning, resource management and data-informed improvement
• Collaborate with the executive team to sustain and advance whole-school initiatives
• Initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
• Plan and manage resources to support teaching and learning, with focus on equity

Skills

Leadership

Curriculum design

Staff development

Data-informed practice

Communication

Job description

Castle Hill High School is a large, comprehensive secondary school. The school has 138 teaching staff and 2050 students, 62% of whom are from a non-English speaking background. The school has an outstanding reputation for its pursuit in building teacher capacity, its innovative programs to enhance academic performance and its culture founded on professional, collaborative, respectful relationships. The school has excellent links with an informed community, a mutual commitment that is highly valued. The curriculum is vast and extracurricular activities are abundant providing choice, challenge and interest for students. Creative and Performing Arts and Sport complement an academic focus where HSC results are very strong. In addition to the general selection criteria,

• Demonstrated experience leading in a large, cultural diverse community and nurturing a positive school culture.
• Proven capacity to lead and develop staff to support and sustain rigorous, challenging academic programs that maintain and improve HSC outcomes.
• Experience in contributing to school planning, resource management, and data-informed school improvement.
• Capacity to work collaboratively within the executive team to sustain and advance whole-school initiatives and strategic goals.

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. 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. For technical support please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.