Head Teacher Teaching

**Position Information**:
Albion Park High School is located on Dharawal Country at the foot of the Illawarra escarpment. The school is a complex, P4, comprehensive high school with a rapidly growing enrolment of approximately 1008 students, including 80 Aboriginal students and 12 support classes. We have a strong focus on creating a safe 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 focussing on authentic, evidence informed initiatives and teaching pedagogies.

Our school has an active and supportive P&C and enjoys close connections with the local community. We seek feedback from all members of the school community to underpin ongoing school improvement. Following a comprehensive External Validation and Situational Analysis, targeted areas for further improvement include student growth and attainment, wellbeing, community partnerships and staff growth and excellence. 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 future focussed learning philosophy and high-quality Project Based Learning initiatives.

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,

1. A dynamic instructional leader with experience in leading and evaluating high impact professional learning experiences for staff and working collaboratively with the executive team to support, develop, and lead initiatives that address the strategic directions in the strategic improvement plan.

2. High level interpersonal and communication skills with the capacity to effectively collaborate, mentor and build positive, inclusive, trusting relationships with all stakeholders in learning.

3. Ability to lead programs, in a culture of differentiation and inclusivity, that support the learning of students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including students from EALD and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.

4. Demonstrated capacity to utilise evaluative practice in gathering, analysing and interpreting data to inform evidence based pedagogies that support improved student learning outcomes and attainment.

**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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