Director of Sport

Narrabeen Sports High School is a dynamic and inclusive, 7-12 comprehensive, coeducational high school, with an enrolment of 810 students, including 14 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students. As an Australian Olympic Pathway School, our Elective Sports Academy has a special intake for talented student-athletes. Our significant school upgrade is creating a modern learning environment to support teaching excellence. The NEST (Narrabeen Elanora Student & Teacher) collaboration facilitates strong K-12 pathways for talent development in all areas of school life. The school embeds strong academic and arts opportunities with a focus on positive school learning culture to empower students to achieve their personal best. The School Plan, Annual School Report, and other relevant information can be found on the school's website.

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

• Demonstrated capacity to lead the implementation and development of the HPGE Policy for Student Athletes to achieve academic and sporting success.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead and develop elite sporting curriculum across a wide range of sports with a focus on both coaching and athletic excellence.
• Demonstrated capacity to effectively manage the administration of elite sporting programs within a high performance sporting environment.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with a capacity to work collaboratively and inclusively to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents and external agencies to promote athletic achievement.

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.