Head Teacher Teaching and Learning - Windsor High School

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

Job summary

Windsor High School, a comprehensive high school in the Hawkesbury Valley, invites applications for the Head Teacher Teaching and Learning. The successful candidate will provide instructional leadership, drive curriculum excellence and support student welfare initiatives in collaboration with staff and the school community.

Applicants must meet NSW Department of Education requirements, demonstrate strong leadership, and be committed to improving outcomes for students.

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

• Lead, supervise and develop high-performing Learning and Support Teachers, SLSOs and EAL/D staff, including strategic allocation of funding.
• Demonstrated expertise in using student data and evidence-based practices to identify learning needs and implement targeted interventions.
• Lead professional learning and build staff capability through coaching, mentoring and collaborative practice, aligning initiatives with the school’s directions.

Skills

Teaching experience

Curriculum knowledge

Educational leadership

Communication skills

Resource management

Aboriginal education policy

Education

Full approval to teach NSW Department of Education

Job description

Head Teacher Teaching and Learning - Windsor High School

Windsor High School is a comprehensive high school (709 students) located in the Hawkesbury Valley on the land of the Dharug people. Students are drawn from Maroota in the North to South Windsor. Enrolment is comprised of approximately 21% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 3% students with a language background other than English. The school has a support unit for students with 5 Multi categorical classes. Over the past ten years the school has focused on establishing highly effective systems and structures in curriculum, student welfare, school organisation and teacher professional learning. The school has a positive learning environment and a culture that focuses on student and teacher learning with the aim of improving outcomes for students leaving school. The school is supported by an engaged P&C. There is a strong partnership with the local AECG and ties to the local Aboriginal community are continuing to develop.

About this job

Windsor High School is a comprehensive high school (709 students) located in the Hawkesbury Valley on the land of the Dharug people. Students are drawn from Maroota in the North to South Windsor. Enrolment is comprised of approximately 21% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 3% students with a language background other than English. The school has a support unit for students with 5 Multi categorical classes. Over the past ten years the school has focused on establishing highly effective systems and structures in curriculum, student welfare, school organisation and teacher professional learning. The school has a positive learning environment and a culture that focuses on student and teacher learning with the aim of improving outcomes for students leaving school. The school is supported by an engaged P&C. There is a strong partnership with the local AECG and ties to the local Aboriginal community are continuing to develop.

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, the specific criteria are:

Ability to lead, supervise and develop high-performing Learning and Support Teachers, SLSOs and EAL/D staff, including the strategic allocation of IFS and RAM Equity funding, staff deployment and resource management to maximise outcomes for identified students.

Demonstrated expertise in using student data and evidence-based practices to identify learning needs and implement targeted literacy and numeracy interventions.

Demonstrated capacity to lead professional learning and build staff capability through coaching, mentoring and collaborative practice, and align teaching and learning initiatives with the school’s strategic directions, including HPGE, Aboriginal education and Year 6–7 transition programs.

Expert knowledge of compliance requirements of curriculum, including development of processes to ensure whole school is adherent.

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.