Head Teacher Special Education - Hastings Secondary College Westport Campus

About this role

Hastings Secondary College Westport Campus is a comprehensive secondary school in Port Macquarie, providing a diverse and inclusive learning environment where every student is known, valued and supported to achieve their personal best. The campus offers a broad curriculum and a range of academic, vocational, wellbeing and transition pathways. Westport Campus has a strong Supported Learning faculty catering for students with diverse and complex learning, communication, behavioural and wellbeing needs. The Head Teacher Inclusive/Special Education will provide strategic leadership of Supported Learning and strengthen inclusive practice across the campus, building staff capability and promoting high expectations, engagement and positive outcomes for students with disability. As a member of the school executive team, the successful applicant will contribute to whole-school priorities and work collaboratively with staff, students, families and community partners to strengthen learning, wellbeing and successful pathways for all students.

Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria, applicant must address the following specific criteria. • Approval to teach Special Education and demonstrated expertise in meeting the complex learning, communication, behavioural and wellbeing needs of students with disability. • Capacity to lead, develop and support staff in designing, implementing and evaluating differentiated, evidence-based teaching and learning programs that improve student outcomes. • Demonstrated capacity to contribute as an effective member of the executive team, fostering collaboration, shared responsibility and whole-school improvement. • Proven experience in creating inclusive learning environments and leading partnerships with families and external agencies to support successful transitions from school to post-school pathways.

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.

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 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. For technical support please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.