Head Teacher Technological

**Position Information**:
Albion Park High School is located on Dharawal Country at the foot of the Illawarra escarpment. The school is a richly diverse and complex comprehensive high school with a rapidly growing enrolment of approximately 1060 students, including 90 Aboriginal students and 12 support classes. We have a strong focus on creating a safe, happy and caring environment where every student is known, valued, and cared for. The school's current ICSEA is 972 and the school's FOEI is 111. The staff at Albion Park High School are committed to providing innovative and successful programs focusing on authentic, evidence informed initiatives and teaching pedagogies.

Our school continues to nurture a strong sister-school relationship with Omiya Kita High School in Japan, and we enjoy a reciprocal student exchange each year. We have an active and supportive P&C and enjoy close connections with the local community.

Our Strategic Improvement Plan focus areas include student growth and attainment, wellbeing, staff growth and school and community partnerships. Our connections continue to be strengthened through our VET and Transition2Work initiatives. All staff play an active role in diverse Strategic Improvement Teams to promote school improvement. We have a strong learning and wellbeing culture, driven by Positive Behaviour for Learning frameworks, a signature pedagogy of Visible Thinking and a focus on high-quality learning experiences.

We continue our emphasis on the development of students who are active, critical, and creative thinkers. The school is committed to continually improving effective classroom practices with staff professional learning being the key to this growth. This learning will ensure that both literacy and numeracy levels can be enhanced through improved data collection, analysis and use which underpins our belief in individualised and differentiated learning.

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

2. Evidence of highly developed emotional intelligence, communication and interpersonal skills to lead and support colleagues to review the effectiveness of their professional practice.

3. Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively as a highly visible member of the school’s Executive team to support the needs of a diverse range of students including HPGE students, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and students with additional learning needs.

4. Demonstrated excellence in classroom practice with the capacity to lead, plan and model the implementation of high quality, evidence-based teaching and learning programs resulting in improved student outcomes.

**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 policies

**Conditions**:
**Special Notes**:
The Eligibility Requirements for Head Teacher Positions in NSW Government Schools are located here.

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