Head Teacher Social Sciences - Elizabeth Macarthur High School

Educationhq; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Educationhq invites applications for Head Teacher Social Sciences at Elizabeth Macarthur High School in New South Wales. This leadership role requires a proven track record in improving teaching, learning, and student welfare, with the ability to design inclusive programs and lead a team of teachers across 7–12.

Strong communication with staff, parents, and the community is essential. The successful candidate will lead curriculum differentiation to meet diverse learners in a partially selective

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrated ability to lead teams through research-based data-informed practices while creating continuous cycles of improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead curriculum differentiation to meet the needs of all learners in a partially selective school with a support unit.
• Experience leading professional learning to build teacher efficacy that improved student learning and/or engagement.
• Ability to create cohesive structures 7-12 that build on junior skill development to continue to drive excellence in senior school outcomes.

Skills

Teaching experience

Curriculum knowledge

Educational leadership

Communication skills

Resource management

Aboriginal education policy

Education

Teacher qualification

Job description

Head Teacher Social Sciences - Elizabeth Macarthur High School

Elizabeth Macarthur High School is a partially selective high school in Narellanvale with 1500 students, including 100 Aboriginal students and 30% English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) students. The school has a mission statement that is at the centre of all processes and practices, "Shaping the future by pursuing excellence and creating boundless opportunities”. The school has a learning platform and strong curriculum links with its feeder primary schools. The school has a trade training centre and a support unit with 4 classes (3 Autism and 1 Multiple Categorical).

About this job

Position Information

Elizabeth Macarthur High School is a partially selective high school in Narellanvale with 1500 students, including 100 Aboriginal students and 30% English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) students. The school has a mission statement that is at the centre of all processes and practices, "Shaping the future by pursuing excellence and creating boundless opportunities”. The school has a learning platform and strong curriculum links with its feeder primary schools. The school has a trade training centre and a support unit with 4 classes (3 Autism and 1 Multiple Categorical).

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, Demonstrated ability to lead teams through research-based data-informed practises while creating continuous cycles of improvement. Demonstrated ability to lead curriculum differentiation to meet the needs of all learners in a partially selective school with a support unit. Experience leading professional learning to build teacher efficacy that improved student learning and or engagement. Ability to create cohesive structures 7-12 that build on the junior skill development to continue to drive excellence in senior school outcomes.

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.