Position Information Stewart House School caters for approximately 1700 students from public schools across NSW and ACT annually. Each fortnight, up to 85 students participate in health and educational programs and out-of-school activities to promote their learning and wellbeing, with 30-40% of the students being from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background. The Stewart House School program features a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum and includes experiential learning, as students are taken on excursions across Sydney every second day. The school works in close partnership with Stewart House Organisation, and its public health providers, as well as principals from students' home schools. Children, whilst in residence at Stewart House, attend the school for up to10 days of their 12-day residential stay. As a unique provision, the school is categorised as a School for Specific Purposes (SSP). Selection Criteria In addition to the general selection criteria, 1. Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with a proven capacity to work collaboratively and cohesively with staff, students and other stakeholders and external agencies. 2. Demonstrated experience to efficiently lead, manage systems and processes, build capacity and to support and grow teachers to ensure adherence to policy requirements, and continuous improvement through sound decision making, collaboration, problem-solving and critical thinking skills while dealing with complex day-to-day situations and student needs. 3. Capacity to assist the Principal in the delivery of the school’s strategic directions, as outlined in the SEP 2024-2027. 4. Capacity to lead staff in implementing the Department's Aboriginal education policy and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal 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 This position attracts a handicapped children's allowance. The position has nominated status at the completion of the five year tenure. The successful applicants must hold a car license and willingness to obtain a light rigid (LR) bus license (funded by Stewart House School) is necessary. 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 here 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.
