Head Teacher Social Sciences - Baulkham Hills High School
NSW Department of Education
Sydney
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 6 December 2022
Job overview
Location
Sydney RegionNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Alexia Martin
Closing Date
07-Dec-2022Job Category
TCH OtherOrganisation
Teaching ServiceBaulkham Hills High School is a coeducational academically selective school with a support unit located in the North West of Sydney. The support unit caters for students with mild/moderate intellectual disability and autism. The school is culturally diverse and has an enrolment of 1,231 with 94% of students from a language background other than English. Entry into Year 7 is via an entrance examination which is conducted by the Selective High Schools and Opportunity Class Placement Unit of Department of Education. Entry into available places in Years 8 to 12 is determined by the school and is based on evidence of consistent academic excellence at the applicant’s former school. Students are encouraged to be well rounded individuals and to participate in leadership opportunities, bands programs, cadets, sporting pursuits, Duke of Edinburgh award and a wide range of extracurricular activities. Committed staff support the learning and wellbeing needs of both high potential and gifted students and students with learning support needs. The school places a strong emphasis on academic excellence and providing a broad curriculum. Other focus areas include growth mindset, wellbeing and the development of social responsibility.
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,
1. Demonstrated capacity to lead colleagues in the Social Science faculty to plan, implement and review curriculum through the use of data and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning programs resulting in improved learning outcomes.
2. Demonstrated understanding of the needs of high potential and gifted students, with the ability to create programs that have a culture of differentiation and inspirational learning experiences that improve student learning outcomes
3. High level interpersonal and communication skills with the capacity to effectively lead, mentor, collaborate and build positive, inclusive and trusting relationships with key stakeholders.
4. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with the executive team to lead, manage and implement initiatives that address school and faculty priorities.
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
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