Head Teacher Human Society and its Environment - Alexandria Park Community School

Alexandria Park Community School is a proud and vibrant Kindergarten to Year 12 community school. There are currently over 1200 students ; approximately 54% of students are from families with language backgrounds other than English and 18% are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students. The school has an Opportunity Class in Year 5 and Year 6 and a Selective Stream in Year 7 to Year 10 for high potential and gifted students. Located on Cadigal land, our vision is to provide a culturally nourishing school, to pay respect, and honour the traditional owners of the land and celebrate our diverse community in all aspects of school life. Of great importance to our school community is the Community Centre, which coordinates programs for children aged 0-8 years old and their families.  Our transition to school program is led from our Community Centre playgroups, supporting Kindergarten students and families on their first steps to school. Alexandria Park Community School includes primary school stage-based learning hubs, flexible high school learning spaces, workshop spaces, a K-12 library, outdoor play spaces including a rooftop playground and agricultural plot, a multipurpose hall, a gymnasium and multiple sports courts.  We have strong and authentic links with the community. Our families are supportive and engaged in all aspects of the school.  We are proud of the sustained partnerships we have with local government and non-government agencies including other educational providers such as universities and TAFE, and our local public schools.  Our school receives significant support from Cultural organisations that include the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council, Tribal Warrior, NASCA (National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy) and The Carriageworks.

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.

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 all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.