Head Teacher Industrial Arts

Job Description - Head Teacher Industrial Arts - Marsden High School (0000B1DH)

Head Teacher Industrial Arts - Marsden High School - 0000B1DH

Location

Sydney Region

Number of Positions

1

Salary and Remuneration

Base salary: $144,717.00. Total remuneration package valued at $164,024.00, including leave loading and employer superannuation contribution.

School Information

Marsden High School (1306 students including an Intensive English Centre enrolment of 148 and a Support Unit of 28 students) is a vibrant and culturally diverse learning community which promotes high expectations for all students and encourages engagement in academic, sporting, creative and community service pursuits. Focus areas within the school include future-focused learning, student wellbeing, technology and innovative transition pathways. Marsden is a Positive Behaviour For Learning school with a whole school emphasis on literacy, numeracy, HPGE enrichment, differentiated learning and leadership. There is strong community support as the school experiences growth in enrolment with the recent move into a new build within the Meadowbank Education and Employment Precinct. Please refer to the school's website for further information about the school and to access the Annual Report and School Plan: http://www.marsden-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/home.

Specific Selection Criteria

- Ability to support the Senior Executive in leading the school excellence plan, with a commitment to implement and support whole school priorities and initiatives.

- Demonstrated ability to successfully lead a team and ensure high quality teaching and learning programs, assessment, curriculum implementation and resource development to cater for students of all ability levels.

- Demonstrated dynamic, highly visible, collaborative and strategic leadership and a capacity to contribute to priorities as identified in the schools strategic directions.

- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work as an integral member of the school executive, build relationships with staff and the community and engage students in their 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 (dandi@det.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.

EEOK Statement

We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge their continued connection to their country and culture.

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