Assistant Principal Special Education – Spring Farm Public School

Assistant Principal Special Education – Spring Farm Public School – 0000AR4O

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Location

Sydney Region 

Advertisement Number A900139310

Number of Positions

1

Total Remuneration Package: Remuneration package valued at $158,545.00. This position attracts a base salary of $140,502.00, plus leave loading and employer’s contribution to superannuation.

School Name Spring Farm Public School

Principal Network Camden

Staffing Area Campbelltown

FTE 1.000

Contact Name Donovan Jance

Contact Phone number 02 4658 3057

Contact School Admin – 99999999

Closing Date

13-Nov-2024, 5:00:00 AM

Job Category

TCH Other

Organisation

Teaching Service 

Position Information 

Spring Farm Public School is a new and contemporary school in the middle of a rapidly growing housing estate near Camden, in Sydney’s south-west. The traditional custodians of the land are the Dharawal people.

The school’s population currently comprises 864 students from an increasingly diverse cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds. There is a 27.2% Language Background other than English population, with students coming from 48 different backgrounds. The school has 72 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

At Spring Farm Public School, we aim to provide quality and engaging education for all students; provide students with the academic and social skills to contribute to and create positive futures for themselves and the broader community; and encourage students to become global citizens and lifelong learners. Students are afforded the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of extracurricular activities in the Arts, Sports and leadership and public speaking opportunities.

The school is focused on working with the 1.4 Assistant Principal Curriculum & Instructors to improve student outcomes in literacy and numeracy through collaboratively planning, effective assessment and feedback and rigorous data analysis. Teaching and learning will reflect evidence-based practice in the pursuit of excellence.

Specific Selection Criteria 

1. In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Moderate and Severe Intellectual Disabilities and emotional needs, K-6.

2. Evidence of a highly flexible leader with a demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with all stakeholders to embed a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement. 

3. Exceptional interpersonal and organisational skills and demonstrated capacity to work as an effective leader to build inclusive, trusting relationships with the school community. 

4. Ability to build the capacity of staff to deliver high quality, whole school practices that cater to the individual needs of all students. 

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

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.

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