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Permanent full-time job at Hunters Hill High School (Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)

Job Reference 0000AZ0X

Closing date August 6, 2025, 2 a.m. (AEST)

Location Reiby Rd, Hunters Hill 2110 NSW, Australia

Type Full-Time

Status Permanent

Contact Greg Lill

02 98174565

About This Job

Position Information

Hunters Hill High School is a comprehensive co-educational high school located beside Sydney Harbour in a bushland setting overlooking the Lane Cove River. The school has 790 students with a number of International students in Years 10 to 12. The school has had considerable turnover of staff post pandemic and has a high proportion of staff in their first three years of teaching.

Over the next three years the school has a strong focus on developing a shred pedagogy that utilises Transformative Learning and the ALARM philosophy and process. the link between critical thinking and literacy is crucial in achieving the school's long term goals for student growth and achievement. the school has a comprehensive Professional Learning program underway to support this.

The school has a well developed Learning Support model and an extremely active Welfare team. the school has an innovative and extensive Sailing Program in conjunction with Hunters Hill Yacht Club that supports resilience and leadership programs. The school is currently getting major modifications to allow us to support students with a physical disability. The school has recently become a partner school in the recently announced HPGE initiative.

General Selection Criteria

• Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
• Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
• Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
• Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
• Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
• Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy
  
  

Specific Selection Criteria

Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria,

• Demonstrated ability to inspire other staff and students through outstanding teaching.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead a team to ensure high quality teaching and learning programs, assessment, curriculum implementation and resource development to cater for students of all ability levels.
• Capacity to support whole school areas of focus including: engagement, feedback and writing.
• Demonstrated skill in analysing data to inform practice and meet SEP benchmarks.
  
  

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 (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

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