**Position Information**:
Auburn Girls High School is a partially academically selective and comprehensive high school with an enrolment of 850 girls, 98% of students are from a non-English speaking background. The school has increasingly achieved outstanding HSC and NAPLAN results. This is due to a robust commitment in building collective teacher efficacy and using evidence-based practices to target areas including literacy, numeracy and HPGE. Auburn Girls High School has developed a strengths-based Positive Education wellbeing platform where every student is known, valued, and cared for within a culture of high expectations and academic rigour.
Our school's vision statement is "Auburn Girls High School is a centre of excellence in girls' education". This can be seen through not only academic results but also through the commitment to student leadership and the thriving extracurricular programs such as sport, dance, school band, debating and competitions. The school's motto is: Learn, Lead, Succeed.
**Selection Criteria**:
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,
- Approval to teach Visual Arts
- Highly developed leadership skills to support and supervise staff at faculty level, building a positive and productive team with the capacity to develop innovative programs for students of all abilities.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills and the capacity to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents and the wider community.
- Demonstrated capacity as a visible leader, who can work collaboratively as a member of a high-functioning executive team and support the implementation of the School Plan and strategic directions.
**General Selection Criteria**:
1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policies
**Conditions**:
**Special Notes**:
The Eligibility Requirements for Head Teacher Positions in NSW Government Schools are located here.
**About the NSW Department of Education
📌 Head Teacher Visual Arts - Auburn Girls High School
🏢 NSW Government -Teaching Service
📍 Sydney