Position Information Airds High School is a co-educational high school, in the Campbelltown Network of South West Sydney, operating under the Connected Communities Strategy. The school is committed to personal and academic achievement offering a broad academic and vocational curriculum, thus catering for students of all ability levels. The school enrolment is 522 students including; 146 Aboriginal students, 94 EAL/D students and 68 students in the Support Unit. The Support Unit caters for students with a range of intellectual disabilities including Mild and Moderate Disability, Multi-Catergory and Autism. Airds High School is committed to continually improving effective classroom practice with staff professional learning being the key focus, ensuring both student Literacy and Numeracy levels are improved through data collection, analysis and its application to drive and underpin the use of quality teaching and learning. Airds High School is committed to the provision of a safe and stimulating learning environment that develops confident, resilient and responsible citizens. Providing a culture of exemplary evidence based teaching practices and processes throughout whole group settings, helps to create student empowerment to become socially responsible life long learners. Every student, every teacher will be challenged to continue to learn and improve each year. To ensure we meet high educational standards, our school's vision in underpinned by high expectations of our staff and students, and strong connections to our parents, community and partner organisations. Selection Criteria Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria, Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills to build authentic relationships and partnerships within the school community to enhance the wellbeing of all students and foster a positive school culture. Demonstrated capacity to initiate, develop and implement whole school wellbeing programs, with evidence of student impact, to support the academic, social and wellbeing needs of students. A visible leader with capacity to work collaboratively as part of the school executive team to lead quality, evidence-based wellbeing initiatives related to the school's strategic directions and to meet the key deliverables of the Connected Communities Strategy. Demonstrated capacity to effectively case manage complex student wellbeing needs and liaise with external agencies and departments to coordinate and engage wrap around support to facilitate improved student attendance and engagement in learning. 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 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 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 ( dandidet.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 .
