AddressHead of Humanities
The School is seeking a suitably qualified, enthusiastic and innovative Head of Humanities to join our School.
This ongoing appointment is 1.0 FTE commencing in 2025.
This position has responsibility for leading a team of dynamic teachers to deliver the School’s Humanities programme from Years 7 to 12 and guide students to achieve excellent results in Humanities.
Previous leadership experience of a Humanities Department, including development and implementation of the Humanities Curriculum across various Humanities contexts, is desirable.
About the School
Peter Moyes Anglican Community School is a vibrant, co-educational day school in Mindarie offering uninterrupted learning from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12 on one campus. Students are supported and encouraged by a strong pastoral care system to achieve personal excellence.
Our School promotes a positive work environment and culture to attract and retain high quality staff by fostering professionalism, commitment, loyalty, Christian values, and a high standard of pastoral care, and by providing above award conditions.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate support for the School’s Anglican ethos as well as the co-curricular life of the School. Furthermore, Peter Moyes Anglican Community School is committed to being a Child-Safe organisation. All candidates for roles at our School are subject to screening against child safety standards.
As a school of the Anglican Schools Commission a central purpose of our work is the education amongst students, staff and families of Anglicanism and its traditions and ethos.
To learn more about the Peter Moyes Anglian Community School and what we have to offer visit our website www.petermoyes.wa.edu.au and follow us on LinkedIn.
Essential Selection Criteria
- Tertiary qualifications for teaching Humanities subjects
- Ability to lead the development and implementation of the Humanities Curriculum
- Previous experience teaching Humanities for Years 7 to 12
- Previous ATAR teaching experience
- High pedagogical standards
- Exceptional quality pastoral care
- Enthusiasm in developing young people
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to facilitate positive relationships with all stakeholders
- Growth mindset and can-do attitude
- Committed and collaborative team player
- Proficiency in utilising ICT in a classroom environment
Desirable Selection Criteria
- Previous experience as a Teacher in Charge or Head of Department
Closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 24 June 2024.
To express your interest in this position please visit the School's website to submit your CV, Cover Letter and supporting documents:
https://www.petermoyes.wa.edu.au/employment/head-of-humanities-2025
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Only complete applications which address the criteria listed above will be considered in the selection process. Please note that feedback is only given to candidates who reach the interview stage. This position is only open to applicants who have the right to work in Australia.
About the Anglican Schools Commission
Founded in 1985, the Core Purpose of the Anglican Schools Commission (Inc.) (ASC) is to establish and support low fee Anglican systemic schools which provide a high quality, inclusive, caring Christian education.
Growing from modest beginnings with the opening of St Mark's Anglican Community School in 1986 in Perth's northern beaches suburb of Hillary’s, there are now approximately 14,000 students attending sixteen ASC schools in Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. We have schools in Perth, Mandurah, Busselton and Esperance in Western Australia; in Albury in New South Wales; and in Wangaratta, Shepparton and Cobram in Victoria.
Our international arm, ASC International is dedicated to servicing international students wishing to study in our schools. ASC International offers short term and long term programs, as well as study tours at all 16 ASC schools.
To learn more about the ASC and what we have to offer visit our website www.ascschools.edu.au, and don’t forget to follow us on LinkedIn.
Commitment to Child Safety
Peter Moyes Anglican Community School is a child safe employer and is committed to the welfare of children and their protection. All School staff are expected to be committed to protecting students from abuse of harm in the School environment, in accordance with their legal obligations and in accordance with our Child Safe Policy and Code of Conduct.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The ASC as an equal opportunity employer bases its recruitment decisions on the business need and the best qualified candidates available and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of any protected category. The ASC embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. Candidates who are offered employment may be subject to a criminal record and other background checks as permitted or required by company policy or applicable law.
