Head Teacher Special Education - Goulburn High School
NSW Department of Education
Illawarra
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 24 May 2022
Job overview
Location
Illawarra & South CoastNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Justin Yee
Closing Date
25-May-2022Job Category
TCH OtherOrganisation
Teaching ServiceGoulburn High School was established in 1913 and is an inclusive, co-educational, comprehensive high school situated in a large regional centre with an increasing enrolment of 652 students for 2022, including approximately 9% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 6 Support Classes. The school offers a broad junior and senior curriculum and is renowned for its innovative and cutting-edge teaching and learning programs across all KLAs, including the academic enrichment class in Stage 4, and outstanding programs in a range of areas such as STEM and Robotics, Aboriginal education, sports, music and creative arts, learning support, vocational education and careers, and inclusive support classes for students with disabilities. The school has excellent facilities, including six dedicated future-focused learning spaces, state of the art Hospitality and Industrial Technology workshops, a thirteen-acre farm for rural education, assembly / multi-purpose hall and sporting facilities, including a new Oval and Gymnasium that provides students with excellent learning opportunities and experiences.
Goulburn High is committed to educating our school community through cultivating a culture of high aspirations and inclusivity to ensure that all students are empowered to learn and achieve, experiencing high-quality teaching practice and the best conditions for learning which equip them with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions for lifelong learning and shaping the world around them. Our learning culture has been collaboratively developed and nurtured by a student-centered approach to inform our school values of respect, responsibility and resilience. The following three strategic directions: Student Growth and Attainment, High Impact Teaching, and Aspirational Inclusive Culture will guide the 2021-24 Strategic Improvement Plan. Goulburn High School has a proud history of a committed and dynamic teaching, administrative, and executive staff with a range of experience and an active and involved Parents & Citizens Association. As a result of highly effective community engagement programs and practices, the school has established excellent partnerships with partner primary schools, the AECG, Goulburn TAFE, local businesses, and the wider community.
2. Demonstrated ability to foster positive relationships with students, their families, staff, and allied health professionals to collaborate on reasonable adjustments, including implementing, monitoring, and adjusting to maximise learning and well-being outcomes for students with disability.
3. Demonstrated ability to develop staff capacity to promote learning and wellbeing growth for students with disability through evidence-informed practices and fostering a culture of support for all students.
4. Demonstrated experience in leading and managing teachers and staff teams to develop and implement flexible and innovative teaching and learning programs to liaise and negotiate with a range of stakeholders and work collaboratively within and across teams with reference to relevant legislation, and policies.
5. Demonstrated ability to lead a school-wide culture that values and promotes inclusion and equity and applying the principles of the inclusion statement for students with disability.
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 meet mandatory double vaccination requirements against COVID-19. The successful candidate for this position will be required to meet mandatory double vaccination requirements prior to the Department of Education finalising the appointment of the candidate and entry on duty. Further information on the Department’s 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, 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.
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.
Work in a diverse range of school settings
With more than 2,200 schools throughout the state educating more than 780,000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, there are opportunities to work in a diverse range of school settings – primary, secondary, selective, hospital, sporting, agricultural and schools for specific purposes.
Make a difference in your community
NSW public schools are at the heart of every local community with our students and staff representing a diverse range of cultural, linguistic and religious backgrounds. The NSW Department of Education strives to create learning and working environments that are inclusive and supportive of all.
We respect and value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First Peoples of Australia and are committed to increasing knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal histories, cultures and experiences.
Career enhancing opportunities
One of the great things about working with the department is accessing ongoing professional development as well as opportunities to enhance your career. With multiple scholarship, sponsorship and career enhancing programs available, the opportunities are endless with the NSW Department of Education.
Visit teach.nsw.edu.au to find out more.
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