Deputy Principal Inclusion & Support - Coffs Harbour High School

NSW Department of Education; Coffs Harbour; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Part time

Job summary

NSW Department of Education seeks a Deputy Principal Inclusion and Support for Coffs Harbour High School, NSW. This strategic, non-teaching leadership role focuses on driving an inclusive school culture, improving learning, wellbeing and independence for students with disability.

You will lead improvement initiatives, engage with the community and work with staff to raise expectations and outcomes for students with disability at a comprehensive high school in the North Coast region.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead a school-wide culture that values inclusion and equity.
• Experience in supporting students with disability and applying inclusive teaching principles.
• Ability to build staff capacity for wellbeing and learning outcomes through evidence-informed practices.
• Ability to collaborate with families, staff and allied health to implement reasonable adjustments.
• Strong data literacy to monitor outcomes and inform improvement plans.
• Commitment to Aboriginal education policy and culturally responsive practices.

Skills

School leadership

Inclusion & equity

Data-driven improvement

Stakeholder collaboration

Transition planning

Aboriginal education policy

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications in inclusion or special education

Job description

The Deputy Principal Inclusion and Support is a strategic, non-teaching, leadership role dedicated to inclusion, with a focus on leading improvement in the learning, wellbeing, and independence of students with disabilities. The Deputy Principal Inclusion and Support shares the broader educational imperatives of the Deputy Principal position but with the explicit focus of driving a school wide culture of inclusion, including high expectations and improved outcomes for students with disability. The roles are located in mainstream schools with seven or more support classes and are aligned to the Department's Deputy Principal role statement, emphasising: Leading Teaching & Learning, Developing Self & Others, Leading Improvement, Innovation & Change, Leading the Management of the School, Engaging & Working with the Community. Coffs Harbour High School is a comprehensive secondary school located on the North Coast of NSW with an enrolment of 773 students and a support unit comprised of five classes. The school incorporates a diverse student population, including 11.7% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 25% of students with a Language Background Other than English, with the majority of these coming from a refugee background, and 15% with English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D) currently receiving additional learning support. The school Family Occupation and Education Index (FOEI) is 117, with 67% of students in the lowest two income quartiles.

General selection criteria

• Demonstrated ability to lead a school-wide culture that values and promotes inclusion and equity and applying the principles of the inclusion statement for students with disability.
• Demonstrated expertise and proven successful experience in supporting students with disability, which may include relevant tertiary qualifications in inclusion or special education.
• Demonstrated capacity to develop staff capacity to promote learning and wellbeing growth for students with disability through evidence-informed practices and fostering a culture of support for all students,
• Demonstrated ability to foster positive relationships with students, their families, staff and allied health professionals to collaborate on reasonable adjustments, including implement, monitor and adjust, to maximise learning and wellbeing outcomes for students with disability.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of available and appropriate options for transition to the setting that is best for individual student growth in all areas of learning and wellbeing.
• Demonstrated ability to use data to improve outcomes for students with disability and inform the Strategic Improvement Plan to develop, monitor and evaluate measures for students with disability.

Other 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

An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement.

This advertisement qualifies for permanent part-time employment;

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.