Head Teacher Special Education - Willoughby Girls High School

NSW Department of Education; Willoughby; Vor Ort; AUD 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

NSW Department of Education invites applications for a teaching role at Willoughby Girls High School. The successful candidate will require unconditional approval to teach, with experience in special education and complex needs including autism and challenging behaviours.

You will lead inclusive programs, support colleagues, and strengthen partnerships with external agencies and families. The position emphasizes collaboration, curriculum leadership and using data to improve learning outcomes for

Qualifikationen

• 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.

Aufgaben

• Lead and support colleagues to plan, implement and review curriculum and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning programs.
• Build the capacity of teaching staff to improve student outcomes.
• Strengthen links with external agencies, parents and the school community to meet students' complex needs.

Kenntnisse

Successful teaching

Curriculum design

Educational leadership

Strong communication

Stakeholder relationships

Aboriginal education policy

Jobbeschreibung

Willoughby Girls High School has a current enrolment of 1038 students, including 64% students from a language background other than English and three multi-categorical support classes. The school has a highly motivated staff and an engaged parent community who support students' academic, social and personal growth through a focused learning environment and a broad range of extra-curricular opportunities. The school's philosophy is based on achieving individual excellence, enhancing an established culture of learning, encouraging independent, collaborative and lifelong learners, and developing strong citizens and leaders. Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria, Approval to teach special education and/or experience and expertise in teaching students with complex needs including autism, challenging behaviours, and mental health concerns. Capacity to lead and support colleagues to plan, implement and review curriculum and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning programs, resulting in improved learning outcomes. Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills for strengthening links with external agencies as well as parents and the school community to meet the needs of students with complex learning and behavioural needs.

• 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

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 . 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 . 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.