Position Information

Tumut is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, situated on the north-west foothills of the Snowy Mountains and is located on Wiradjuri lands. Tumut Public School boasts a history spanning over 150 years. The school is a mix of the old and the new, with refurbished buildings and new facilities to enhance and promote learning for the 21st century. The current enrolment is 288 students, of which 13% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

The school is committed to ongoing student growth and development. This is achieved through: challenging, engaging and intentional instruction that has been carefully planned; the provision of wellbeing supports and a culture of high expectations. High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS) are foundational instructional practices that underpin the pedagogical framework at the school, including data informed instruction, explicit teaching, metacognitive strategies, questioning and feedback.

Tumut Public School’s vision statement is to strive to create a culture of excellence, opportunity and success for all. The school engages in regular consultation with P&C, AECG and the wider school community to discuss school direction, decision making and resource allocation. The local AECG is supportive and engaged in guiding cultural learning and experiences for students and staff.

Selection Criteria

1. Proven outstanding interpersonal skills and demonstrated highly visible, consultative and collaborative leadership that ensures every child is known, valued and cared for and every student, teacher and leader improve every year.
2. Demonstrated ability to inspire and lead school excellence through evidence-based and data-informed practice, for the enhanced learning and wellbeing outcomes of all students.
3. Demonstrated expertise in building and sustaining staff collective efficacy and effective collaboration across the school for continuous improvement for every student, teacher and leader.

General Selection Criteria

1. High level educational leadership with the skills to lead and manage a complex public school focused on the delivery of high quality education
2. Ability to lead and manage rigorous and inclusive whole school teaching and learning programs
3. High level communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build positive relationships and engage all levels of the school and educational community
4. Ability to lead and manage the development and performance of staff to improve teaching and learning
5. Ability to plan systems and manage resources effectively and equitably to enhance teaching and learning
6. Capacity to lead staff in implementing the Department's Aboriginal education policy and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people

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

Classification Structure for Principals:

The Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 2020 details the new principal classification structure based on complexity of schools which commenced in 2016. Please view information on the Classification structure for Principals at https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/careers-at-education/salary-and-benefits/salary-and-awards/awards-and-determinations/teachers-award-initiatives#Principal2

The classification and remuneration of our school principals is based on school complexity, as measured through each school’s RAM allocation. As part of the ongoing application of the new structure a review of thresholds and outcomes will occur on an annual basis. The principal classification for this school is Principal Level P1 for 2025.

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 (*****@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.