Deputy Principal - Smiths Hill High School
Smith's Hill High School has an enrolment of 740 students and is an academically selective school situated in central Wollongong. The school seeks to promote excellence in a spirit of trust and cooperation with an inclusive culture focused on the education of the whole student through a challenging curriculum, a diverse range of extracurricular activities and significant student leadership opportunities. It has dedicated and experienced staff, interested and engaged parents and motivated students with a genuine love of learning.
The school has a flexible curriculum that accommodates student acceleration, extension courses and a broad range of subject choices in all stages. Smith's Hill High School seeks to develop a safe and harmonious environment where difference is accepted and celebrated and where students experience a flexible, challenging and relevant curriculum. This includes the development of student attitudes and values which promote confidence, self-discipline, citizenship, tolerance and respect for others.
In addition to the general selection criteria, demonstrated experience in leading whole school strategic planning and improvement initiatives to promote academic achievement and enhancement of school wide practices.
Proven ability to foster and sustain a positive, inclusive school culture aligned with the school's core values, supporting broad engagement in academic and extracurricular activities.
Demonstrated capacity to develop, lead and evaluate explicit teaching and learning programs that challenge and engage high potential, gifted and twice exceptional students.
Ability to effectively promote student wellbeing while managing the high academic and social expectations typical of an academically selective school, including proactive engagement with parents and the wider school community.
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.
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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education's Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.
To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.
