Head Teacher Welfare - Kogarah High School
NSW Department of Education
New South Wales
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 28 May 2024
Job overview
Location
Sydney RegionNumber of Positions
1Contact Name Nicole Best
Closing Date
29-May-2024, 6:00:00 AMJob Category
TCH OtherOrganisation
Teaching ServiceKogarah High School is a coeducational, comprehensive secondary school in the Sydney South Metropolitan area. We pride ourselves on our diverse and culturally rich community, and our dynamic school culture, which is focused on developing young people who are engaged learners and responsible citizens. The Kogarah High School student population of 760 that comes from over 20 different culturally and linguistically diverse communities. While 84.4% of students are from Language Backgrounds other than English, 20% are receiving support from specialist English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD) teachers. The school also hosts an Intensive English Centre, a Hearing Support unit, one class for students with mild intellectual disabilities and three classes for students with Autism. Our experienced teachers and School Learning Support Officers monitor progress regularly and apply evidence informed learning interventions to ensure every child achieves growth each year.
1. Highly developed leadership and communication skills to positively collaborate as part of the executive and wellbeing teams, enhancing the engagement and wellbeing of all students.
2. Proven ability to develop, implement and monitor high quality, evidence-based school-wide wellbeing initiatives, policies and practices that improve wellbeing outcomes for students. Demonstrate ability to lead, manage, and analyse data to implement whole-school improvement processes that support the school’s strategic directions.
3. Demonstrated ability to build partnerships with students, parents/carers, and external agencies to foster a culture that values diversity, accessibility, and inclusion to meet the wellbeing needs of all students.
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.
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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