Head Teacher Creative and Performing Arts

Maclean High School is located on the South Arm of the Clarence River on the North Coast of N.S.W. sitting on the land of the Yaegl people. The school has approximately 700 students which include 14% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 5 Support classes.

The curriculum, class structures and education programs are designed to accommodate the diverse needs of our community and provide pathways extending from academic and tertiary education to vocational pathways including school-based apprenticeships and traineeships.

The school has excellent facilities including, a Trade Training Centre, an agriculture farm in which students and the wider community engage with the successful cattle team, a modern library, air-conditioned classrooms, technology integrated across the school, a Creative and Performing Arts program that is acclaimed across the region and a range of individual and teams sport successes.

Maclean High School staff and students follow our core values of:

Respect, Effort, Safe = RES

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

1. Demonstrated ability to provide strong educational leadership to a diverse team, fostering high expectations, promoting quality teaching and learning, and driving student engagement across all CAPA disciplines.

2. Proven ability to contribute actively as a dynamic member of the executive leaderships team and lead initiatives that advance whole school strategic goals.

3. Demonstrated capacity to effectively lead and manage a wide spectrum of CAPA programs and enrichment opportunities.

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

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.

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 ) 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.