Head Teacher Special Education – General - Ulladulla High School

Educationhq; Ulladulla; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Department of Education in Australia seeks a Head Teacher to lead inclusion, wellbeing, and instructional leadership within a large rural coastal high school.

The role focuses on equity, curriculum excellence, and strategic direction to improve outcomes for students with disabilities and Aboriginal students, while working with the school executive and community stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Successful teaching experience with capacity to improve practice.
• Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare.
• Educational leadership to build capacity in staff.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with parents

Responsibilities

• Lead teachers in differentiation to engage students with diverse needs.
• Collaborate with executive and Special Education to drive strategic directions.
• Foster positive team culture and staff wellbeing across the faculty.

Skills

Teaching experience

Curriculum knowledge

Educational leadership

Communication skills

Resource planning

Aboriginal education policy

Education

Bachelor of Education or equivalent

Approved NSW teaching credential

Job description

Ulladulla High School is a large co-educational rural coastal community school (1200 students) on the south coast of NSW, drawing students from a large rural area from Bawley point in the south to Jerrawangala in the north. The school has a very committed school community, executive, teaching and administrative staff who live and work in the community. The school is truly representative of the Ulladulla Community and surrounds.

The school has a Big Picture Academy, a vibrant Support Unit Milumba - 'We Shine' comprising of 13 classes which is a seamlessly inclusive part of the wider school curriculum, focussed on equity and inclusion. The senior executive staff and teachers are highly committed to innovative learning 4 Cs pedagogy, student agency, explicit teaching and developing future focused students to ensure students move successfully into their future careers.

Our school has immense and sophisticated amenities with a focus on successfully embedding an authentic culture of informed digital and AI generative learning. There is a significant enrolment of Aboriginal Students (9%) 104 students and the school is committed to promoting its cultural heritage. The local AECG and the school actively collaborate to ensure the educational success of all Aboriginal students in the Ulladulla and Milton Community.

We have a highly successful student leadership program including our Student Representative Council, Student led projects alongside community, a sophisticated Wellbeing system, Gungala which is focused on building the potential in all our students particularly our HPGE, and our Sanctuary, is an entrepreneurial program providing a gateway to opportunities beyond school.

For further information about the school, please visit the school website http://www.ulladulla-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/

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 Criteria,

• Approval to teach students and/or demonstrated successful experience with Behaviour Difficulties or Emotional Disturbance or Mild or Moderate Intellectual Disability or Autism.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teachers in the differentiation of teaching based on identified needs to engage students with a disability to thrive academically, develop good physical, mental and emotional health, and gain the skills to live a fulfilling, independent life post-school.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute effectively with the school executive team, and the SpecialEducation Faculty to lead, manage and implement the strategic directions of the school within the faculty, across the school and wider community to improve current and future learning and wellbeing outcomes for students with disabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to build a positiveteam culture, support staff wellbeing, build positive relationships and effectively communicate with students, staff, parents/caregivers, the community and outside agencies.
• Demonstrated commitment and proven ability to lead the Special Education team to maximise the educational outcomes of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students.

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 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.