AddressSydney Secondary College, Leichhardt Campus is a partially selective co-educational middle school which caters for students from Year 7 to Year 10 and is located in the inner west. The school has an enrolment of 850 students and includes a support unit with a designated Head Teacher for students with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities and autism. The student body consists of 4.7% students from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. A commitment to innovative, rigorous and evidence-based teaching and learning underpins the directions of the school. There are strong links to the broader community and a highly effective and involved P & C. All Sydney Secondary College Principals work together through the College Management Group to enact their responsibility for effective collegiate decision-making. The College fosters cross campus teaching opportunities for experienced and early career staff to work proactively together across middle and senior school settings.
Selection CriteriaApplicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria, Demonstrated capacity and successful experience in developing and overseeing online administration software such as Edval, Sentral, SAP and skoolbytes, to allow for the management of school staffing and day to day operation of the school.High level organisational, communication and proven problem solving skills to manage whole school events and programs.
Demonstrated capacity to lead data informed practice and work collaboratively as a productive member of the school executive team to implement whole-school improvement processes that support the school’s strategic directions.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the capacity to sustain quality relationships and support a committed executive team in maintaining high academic, social and cultural expectations across the school and 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 policy ConditionsAn 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
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 (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.
