Head Teacher Visual Arts - Northlakes High School
NSW Department of Education
New South Wales
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 14 May 2024
Job overview
Location
Central & North Coasts - Newcastle & Hunter ValleyNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Warren Welham
Closing Date
15-May-2024, 6:00:00 AMJob Category
TCH OtherOrganisation
Teaching ServiceNorthlakes High School is an inclusive, comprehensive government secondary school on the NSW Central Coast. The 2024 enrolment is 830. The school caters for the learning and wellbeing needs of students from diverse backgrounds, including low socio-economic status. 20% of students identify from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island background and 8% identify as having a non-English speaking background. There are ten classes supporting students with a range of disabilities based within the Adaptive Learning Centre and Twinlakes Centre.
The HT CAPA at Northlakes High School leads highly regarded initiatives in Creative and Performing Arts and Languages.These include:
Northlakes High School Dance Company
Northlakes High School Film Festival
Northlakes’ Got Talent
Northlakes High School Visual Arts and Photography Summer Exhibition
Japanese School Homestay Visit
Northlakes High School is a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) school and is utilising PBL and a successful house system to devise engagement strategies and improve student wellbeing. There is a large focus placed on teacher professional learning, Quality Teaching, and use of data to inform planning and programming. Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) was introduced as a core program in 2015 and has since been implemented school-wide.
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,
Highly developed leadership skills to support and supervise staff at faculty level, building a positive and productive team, with the capacity to develop innovative programs for students of all abilities, including leading the implementation of the new syllabuses in the Creative and Performing Arts Key Learning Area.
Demonstrated experience in implementing and leading innovative strategies for meeting the challenges of a diverse range of students learning needs including students from low socio-economic status communities, students with disabilities, gifted and talented and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Proven capability to develop extracurricular programs and events that provide real-world experiences for students, both internal and external through engagement with community events with a commitment to improving students' educational outcomes.
Ability to collaborate to develop, implement and evaluate high-quality teaching and learning programs, lessons and assessments that differentiate the curriculum and engage students to foster a culture of high expectations particularly in Stage 5 and Stage 6.
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.
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- NSW Department of Education
- 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta
- New South Wales
- 2150
- Australia
About the NSW Department of Education
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.
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