Position Information
Cheltenham Girls’ High School with an enrolment of 1450 students, including 79% students from a non-English speaking background, is a leading comprehensive girls' school with strong traditions. The school is committed to providing all students with opportunities to achieve excellence in all areas of student achievement. The school has dedicated and highly experienced staff, and articulate and involved parents. School strategic directions include strengthening the partnership between the school and the community, supporting curriculum differentiation for all students across all key learning areas, and supporting the delivery of high quality teaching for improvement in every classroom. Executive members contribute to the development of whole school initiatives, which include literacy and numeracy, building community partnerships and teacher professional learning.
Selection Criteria Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,
Demonstrated capacity to lead, manage and mentor the Learning Support Team, including a Learning Support Teacher and School Learning Support Officers, while working collaboratively with a strong Wellbeing Team to enhance learning outcomes for students with diverse needs, including disabilities, learning difficulties and behavioural challenges.
Ability to lead, guide and evaluate the implementation of whole school policies and programs that support students with additional needs, including the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data, Individual Education Plans, appropriate learning adjustments, transition processes, and disability provisions.
Demonstrated high level communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with staff, parents, external agencies, and health professionals in supporting students’ learning plans, while fostering student independence and confidence.
Ability to work collaboratively within a highly experienced executive team, contributing to whole school planning and professional learning as an active member of the school executive.
General Selection Criteria 1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy
Conditions
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.
Special Notes
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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.
To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.