Ambarvale high School is located in Rosemeadow and is part of the Camden network of schools. We currently have 829 students, which includes 53 students in our Support Unit. 30% of students come from a non-English speaking background and 15.5% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
We have approximately 69 teaching staff in our established staff, with additional staff purchased by the school to ensure the effective implementation of a range of educational programs and initiatives. Our staff includes an Executive Leadership Team made up of 15 leaders (11 Head Teachers, 3 Deputy Principals, 1 Principal).
We also have approximately 25 non-teaching staff and a number of paraprofessionals including a speech therapist, a community liaison officer and a wellbeing and health in-reach nurse.
We offer a range of extra curricula activities including representative sporting teams and a variety of lunchtime interest clubs. Our school has a strong focus on student leadership and a suite of programs and initiatives.
For many of our families, our school meets their aspirations to have their child be the first in their family to secure an HSC and engage with tertiary education. Other students are supported vocationally to access work-related curriculum and opportunities to ensure a successful transition pathway from school to their career.
Our school is characterised by engagement with the community, including the educational community (partner schools, TAFE and universities), and Government and non-Government agencies and businesses that support our students.
Our vision is to build resilient learners and citizens with the skills to maximise their learning and their life choices, and to positively contribute to the communities within which they live. To do this we commit to developing and refining our teaching practice. We commit to the continued development of innovative practices, including programs that challenge traditional ways of learning. This will ensure our students are afforded extensive opportunities to identify and explore personal areas of learning, and to develop and maintain a passion and aptitude to support a rich and successful high school learning experience.
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria:
1. Demonstrate ability to lead the development and implementation of high quality, evidence-informed teaching and learning programs aligned with the NESA syllabuses, including effective coordination of high-quality assessment processes.
2. Deep understanding of, and capacity to develop others, in best practice pedagogy to maximise student learning
3. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills to lead a diverse faculty, and build strong partnerships across the school and community
4. Capacity to work collaboratively with the executive team, and a demonstrated and authentic commitment to Equity for Excellence.
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.
