Head Teacher Special/Inclusive Education (Hearing Impairment) - Robert Townson High School
NSW Department of Education
Sydney
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 4 April 2023
Job overview
Location
Sydney RegionNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Luke Farthing
Closing Date
29-Mar-2023, 5:00:00 AMJob Category
TCH OtherOrganisation
Teaching ServiceRobert Townson High School (FOEI 124) services the communities of Raby, Bow Bowing, Varroville and St Andrews. Our school celebrates diversity, including approximately 30 students within our Hearing Impairment Unit as well as students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. We have approximately 790 students with 42% of the school population from English as an Additional Language/Dialect (EAL/D) backgrounds and 50 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students.
We have been able to develop and maintain significantly positive partnerships with our local TAFEs, universities across Sydney, local historical and cultural institutions, businesses (particularly in the area of engagement and vocational education) along with other community groups. Within the local government areas there is a myriad of choice in the areas of Sports and Arts. This sees some of our students represent Robert Townson High School across the local and regional areas as well as occasionally across the State.
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,
1. Approval to teach Hearing Impairment (Secondary).
2. Capacity to lead and manage a dynamic team through programming and assessment requirements to cater for all students within the Hearing Impaired Unit.
3. Demonstrated ability to manage the performance and development of both teaching and non-teaching staff members.4
4. Ability to work collaboratively with the executive and senior executive team and contribute to initiatives as part of the RTHS 2021-2024 Strategic Improvement Plan.
5. Demonstrated capacity to work towards improving academic and wellbeing outcomes for all Aboriginal students at Robert Townson High School.
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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