Oran Park High School, which opened at the start of the 2020 school year, is a future focused learning partnership with high expectations that meets the individual needs of all learners. Housed in brand recent, state-of-the-art facilities, the school has a strong focus on relationships, high quality and innovative teaching and learning, and links to the local and wider community, particularly the partner primary schools Oran Park PS and Barramurra PS. Built to meet the population needs of the Oran Park/Catherine Park/Gledswood Hills growth corridor, the school will eventually be home to up to 2000 students, including a Support Unit catering for the needs of students with Autism and Multi-Categorical diagnoses. The school currently has 1627 students and approximately 170 teaching and support staff. The school has developed strong partnerships with many organisations including the Narellan Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG), Greenfields/Oran Park Town, Western Sydney University and the Australian Business and Community Network (ABCN). Oran Park High School has a commitment to its TRAK values of Teamwork, Respect, Achievement and Kindness. The position is for the second substantive head teacher in the English faculty. Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position.

- Approval to teach and experience in teaching English at junior and senior levels.
- Evidence of highly developed emotional intelligence, communication and interpersonal skills which build positive relationships and engagement across the school community.
- Proven ability to lead and mentor teachers with a range of experience,



while building the capacity and managing the performance of individuals in delivering quality differentiated teaching and learning programs.
- Proven ability to provide strong leadership in pedagogy and assessment, including implementing initiatives that lead to improved outcomes for a range of learners, such as students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
- Proven capacity to help foster a vibrant and positive school culture as a highly visible member of the executive team.

- Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice.
- Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs.
- Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams.
- Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents.
- Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning.
- Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy.

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.

📌 Head Teacher English (Sydney)
🏢 NSW Department of Education
📍 Sydney