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

Job Reference 0000AZHL

Closing date August 13, 2025, 2 a.m. (AEST)

Location Edwards St, Glen Innes 2370 NSW, Australia

Type Full-Time

Status Permanent

Contact Natalie Hill

67321322

About This Job

Position Information

Head Teacher Wefare – Glen Innes High School

Glen Innes High School is seeking a dynamic and committed Head Teacher Welfare to lead whole-school approaches to student engagement, attendance, trauma-informed practice, and positive behaviour support.

Located in the Northern Tablelands of NSW, Glen Innes High School is a comprehensive, co-educational school with approximately 460 students, including 19% who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The school is known for its inclusive culture, strong community connections, and focus on student voice and wellbeing.

The successful applicant will lead a dedicated Wellbeing Team comprising a Wellbeing Nurse, School Counsellor, School Support Officer, Year Advisors, and an active Learning and Support Team. They will play a key role in delivering strategic priorities related to student wellbeing, while strengthening a culture where every student is known, valued, and cared for.

Key Strengths Of The School Include

Strong cross-sector partnerships with local primary schools

Tailored pathways and post-school options

Embedded Aboriginal education and cultural inclusion

Supportive leadership and staff collaboration

Engaged P&C and community involvement

This is an excellent opportunity to lead and innovate within a school that values holistic education and wellbeing at its core.

For more information about our school and programs, please visit: https://gleninnes-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

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 capacity to lead a large Wellbeing team that initiate and deliver a variety of wellbeing programs to improve wellbeing outcomes for students.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build authentic connections with parents, community and external agencies to develop a positive, inclusive learning community.
• Proven capacity to plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate whole school wellbeing programs, including analysis of data, to inform Strategic Excellence Plan initiatives.
• Demonstrated capacity to develop and implement programs that support, promote, and enhance a high standard of educational attainment, engagement, attendance and wellbeing for a diverse range of students.
  
  

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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