Head Teacher Welfare - Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus
NSW Department of Education
Newcastle
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 12 July 2022
Job overview
Location
Central & North Coasts - Newcastle & Hunter ValleyNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Kirrily Harvey
Closing Date
13-Jul-2022Job Category
TCH OtherOrganisation
Teaching ServiceSituated between the ocean and the lake in Darkinjung country, The Entrance Campus is the senior campus of Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College. It is established as a more adult working and learning environment offering multiple pathways to the HSC and beyond. Our campus consists of 800 Year 11 and 12 students from diverse backgrounds, including 8% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Our campus also has a large support unit 7-12. We are part of a multi-campus collegiate with two middle years 7-10 campuses (Berkeley Vale and Tumbi Umbi Campuses) and a proud partner of Tuggerah Lakes Learning Community, including the seven partner primary schools. Our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Relationships underpin our school culture and motto "New Horizons". They engage students, staff and the community in working together to develop confident, socially aware and involved young adults who can make significant contributions to the broader community. The campus offers the broadest range of subject choices and pathways to the HSC or Year 12 equivalent on the Central Coast. Our student population is diverse in terms of cultural background, educational experience and future aspirations and our college prides itself on its ability to meet such diverse needs.
1. Successful teaching and collaborative leadership experience with a demonstrated capacity to initiate improvement in student wellbeing outcomes and lead staff in the implementation of wellbeing platforms that assist students to connect, thrive and succeed in a rapidly changing world.
2. Highly visible, approachable and engaging leader with outstanding interpersonal and communication skills who has demonstrated experience developing and embedding procedures and practices that maximise support for student learning, wellbeing, engagement and success.
3. Demonstrated capacity to build authentic relationships with the Aboriginal community, and external agencies to build educational partnerships to inclusively support all students to thrive in their chosen pathway.
4. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a faculty with a culture of high expectations and evidence-informed practices, including Learning Support, and contribute to whole-school programs.
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.
From 8 November 2021 all Department of Education employees undertaking relevant work including any work conducted on a NSW school site, will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The successful candidate for this position will be required to confirm full vaccination status prior to the Department of Education finalising the appointment of the candidates and entry on duty. Further information on the Departments COVID-19 response is available 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 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.
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- 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta
- New South Wales
- 2150
- Australia
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At the NSW Department of Education, we aim to be Australia's best education system and one of the finest in the world. As the largest provider of public education in Australia, we deliver high-quality educational services to two-thirds of the NSW student population, preparing young people for rewarding lives as engaged citizens in a complex and dynamic society.
With nearly 100,000 employees across the state, our school and corporate workforce help build Australia’s best education system by developing student centred policy, designing schools of the future and supporting children and young people in NSW public schools.
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