Permanent full-time job at Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Berkeley Vale Campus (Berkeley Vale, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B1DY
Closing date September 24, 2025, 2 a.m. (AEST)
Location Berkeley Rd, Berkeley Vale 2261 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Mark Chapman
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About This Job
Position Information
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Berkeley Vale Campus is a 7–10 campus (enrolment 853 students, including 14% Aboriginal students). Our campus is part of Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College. 54 teachers provide the students and their families with impeccable service, dedication and care which is supported by the school community. We provide a quality, balanced and comprehensive education program. An enriched curriculum caters for diverse learning needs through differentiation and high expectation. Our school’s success is underpinned by two key elements that promote quality teaching and learning programs - Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) and Differentiation.
General Selection Criteria
- 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
Specific Selection Criteria
Applicants must satisfy the teacher training and academic qualification requirements for this position. In addition to the general selection criteria:
- Approval and capacity to teach Mathematics (7-10), Mathematics (11-12) and Mathematics Extension.
- Demonstrated ability to lead whole school programs.
- Demonstrated experience and effective leadership of the explicit teaching model with a focus on effective feedback.
- Demonstrated capacity to lead the effective implementation, reflection and refinement of programs for the current Year 7 - 10 Mathematics syllabus, with a strong emphasis on Working Mathematically, and to foster collaboration and a shared understanding of the new Stage 6 Mathematics syllabus.
- Demonstrated strong visiable leadership skills with experience in developing a culture of consistency and high expectations with staff, students and community.
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
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 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.
