Head Teacher English - Jindabyne Central School

Jindabyne Central School is situated in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council area, an expanding population area located at the base of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales. Our 800 students, Kindergarten to Year 12, come from a range of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds and provide a vibrant and ever-changing school community.

Each year we have a number of families that return to Jindabyne Central School as part of our winter program and we continue to build strong connections with their home schools. Jindabyne Central School offers a strong focus on Literacy and Numeracy across all year groups. The K to 12 curriculum is responsive and flexible, with a strong academic focus and specialised cultural and sporting programs. The school has middle and whole school programs in music, sport, science, visual arts, dance, languages and technology. There is an emphasis on creating a culture of creativity, enquiry and engagement.

Our school values are aimed at developing resilient individuals who confidently, actively and in a socially responsible manner; participate positively in society, valuing lifelong learning. Our purpose is to deliver a quality learning experience through a student-centred learning environment which fosters life skills and a passion for learning. Our school moto is Leadership and Citizenship and the school banner statement is ‘Educating the Future’. Jindabyne Central School develops leadership systems and practices that focus on enabling conditions for improved learning outcomes so as to ensure our students become successful learners, confident and creative individuals and active and informed citizens.

Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria, 

1. Approval to teach English 7 – 12, with a willingness to teach English Extension and History.
2. Effective English curriculum leadership with proven capacity to promote a culture of collaboration, high expectations and innovative teaching practice.
3. Highly developed interpersonal and instructional leadership skills, with demonstrated capacity to lead and manage a faculty with diverse expertise and experience.
4. Demonstrated ability to be a dynamic member of the executive leadership team and capacity to lead initiatives that address whole school strategic directions.
5. An understanding of the needs of remote and rural schools in the secondary setting.

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 at https://policies.education.nsw.gov.au/policy-library/policies/head-teacher-eligibility-requirements-policy

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
 

To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits your attachments must be in PDF format.

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 were in effect on positions advertised from Wednesday 10th June 2020. The guidelines are located at: https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/careers-at-education/roles-and-locations/roles-at-education/teaching/addressing-selection-criteria.html