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Wallsend South Public School is a large metropolitan school in Newcastle situated on Awabakal Country. There is a positive culture with high expectations for every person to uphold our values of kindness, respect, responsibility, resilience, acceptance, fairness, care and integrity. Our community work together to support student engagement, improvement in learning and wellbeing.
In 2023, enrolment is 559. Our school has an increasing EAL/D student enrolment which is currently 9% (52 students) and a total of 107 LBOTE students. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student enrolment is 8% (44 students). We seek to provide a culturally safe space for children to learn. The Family Occupation and Education Index (FOEI) of socio–economic status is 43.
The Deputy Principal position is key in upholding and strengthening our quality systems and processes so that positive learning and wellbeing conditions for students, staff and community are valued and maintained. This position requires a leader who is collaborative, consistently seeks to improve themselves and others, and has established relational trust with staff and community members. Key accountabilities include; leading teaching and learning focused on continuous improvement for every student, engaging and working with colleagues and the community to best support students, and working collaboratively with the principal and the executive team to lead the effective management of the school.
Selection Criteria
In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary
1. Evidenced excellent educational leadership resulting in continuous improvement and embedded practice.
2. Proven success in developing and leading systems and processes that enhance a positive school culture and workplace environment.
3. Ability to lead a culture of inclusion and high expectation that recognises the richness and diversity of the school community.
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
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
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.
