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Head Teacher Community Services

Organisation/Entity:	TAFE Commission
Job Category:	Education And/Or Training \| Vocational Education and Training/TAFE
Job Location:	Regional NSW Regional NSW / Tamworth & North West NSW
Job Reference Number:	00006OVD
Work Type:	Full-Time
Number of Positions:	1
Total Remuneration Package:	$131,604 Package includes salary ($110,363 - $119,913), employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
Contact:	(02) 6773 7730 - Scott Sears
Closing Date:	03/03/2019 - 11:59 PM

Head Teacher Community Services

Location: West Region

(By way of negotiation within Cluster - Armidale, Glen Innes, Tenterfield)

Position: Permanent Full Time

Classification: Head Teacher

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TAFE NSW’s purpose is to skill the workforce of the future. It is Australia's leading provider of vocational education and training with over 500,000 annual enrolments and a proud history for setting the benchmark for quality service. As the NSW public provider, it supports the NSW Government's priority to grow skills for the economy and jobs of tomorrow. Critically, TAFE NSW plays a vital role in providing vocational education in rural and regional NSW, and job training pathways for the most vulnerable in the community.

TAFE NSW offers the best of campus-based delivery as well as flexible, online and work-based learning. The TAFE NSW values of Customer First, Collaboration, Integrity and Excellence guide our team in strengthening communities, delivering world-class training for our students and producing job ready graduates for employers. The operating environment for TAFE NSW is dynamic as we leverage our scale, expertise, passion and reputation to meet the rapidly changing VET landscape.

TAFE NSW is committed to its students and customers and the role it plays in changing lives and opening up opportunities through learning.

Your application for this role must include:

1. Two (2) referees with email addresses.

2. Claim for the position addressing the following selection criteria.

3. Resume, including evidence that you meet the specific requirements of the position you are applying for.

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Note: This is a child-related position. A Working With Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct. More information on the Working With Children Check (WWCC) can be found at Office of the Children's Guardian.

The Consolidated Guidelines and Criteria for the Establishment, Maintenance, Progression and Annual Review of Head Teacher Positions were published in TAFE Gazette No. 5 of 2006. Applicants to Head Teacher positions are advised that these positions attract either a Band 1 or Band 2 salary. There is no automatic salary progression from Band 1 to Band 2, except in the circumstances set out in paragraph 6.1 of the Consolidated Guidelines and Criteria. Head Teacher positions are reviewed annually and such reviews may result in a change to the position’s salary band.

For more information please contact Scott Sears on (02) 6773 7730 or scott.sears2@tafensw.edu.au

Closing Date: Sunday 3 March 2019 at 11:59 pm

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Responsibilities

The Head Teacher is to:
1. Perform the teaching role in a most effective manner.
2. Ensure the maintenance of proper standards of education in the section, including:
a. effective recruitment of part-time staff;
b. induction and professional development of all staff;
c. ensuring effective student assessment practices and reporting are implemented;
d. liaison with the community, industry, learning locations, SkillsPoints and Skills Teams on matters relating to curriculum, methods, resources and student services.
3. Contribute to the development of teaching methods and resources and student assessment procedures.
4. Provide guidance and assistance to staff on educational and administrative issues and career development and maintain staff relations conducive to a productive work environment.
5. Liaise with other sections of the delivery area and learning location to ensure effective educational service to students and the community.
6. Plan, disseminate information and establish controls to ensure the efficient and effective acquisition and use of staff, accommodation, plant and equipment, and consumable stores to maintain a balance between student access and education standards.
7. Plan and implement educational programs and organise student enrolment arrangements.
8. Provide regular reports on and to the section as required.
9. Ensure the observance of appropriate safety, health, welfare, security and good housekeeping standards.
10. Comply with the requirements and regulations of appropriate legislation.
11. Advise and assist students to develop their educational programs and make them aware of the facilities the learning location provides.
12. Exercise all appropriate delegations of the position.
13. Ensure the principles of equal opportunity in education and employment are applied to all staff and students, including the prevention of overt and covert discriminatory practices.

Key Application Responses

Selection Criteria:

1. Appropriate technical or professional qualifications, and vocational and or industrial experience, to be able to teach in one of the principal areas supervised by the head teacher position - Community Services
2. Evidence of successful completion of an approved program of teacher education, or evidence of successful completion of an acceptable teaching qualification. (See Note 1)
3. High level written and oral communication skills in English.
4. Demonstrated high level of teaching competence.
5. Thorough knowledge and technical expertise relevant to current teaching methods.
6. Demonstrated qualities in educational leadership, including the capacity to suppott and manage flexible delivery.
7. Demonstrated capacity to lead and develop a team of professional staff members.
8. Demonstrated sound administrative skills, and ability to plan, manage and monitor financial, human and physical resources in an all funds environment
9. Demonstrated sound interpersonal, negotiation and teamwork skills.
10. Proven commitment to quality customer service.
11. Demonstrated ability to liaise effectively with industry and community to identify, plan and implement relevant courses and service.
12. Experience in setting work priorities, problem solving and meeting deadlines in a high workload environment.
13. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal education policies.

Selection Criteria Notes
Note 1:
a. Current AQF Level 5 or higher qualification in Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. AQF Level 5 could include the following: Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (TAE50116) or Diploma of Training, Design and Development (TAE50216).

In addition, applicants must hold Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116) OR Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110), and one of the following units: TAELLN411 Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills or its successor or TAELLN401A Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills and of the following: TAESS502 Design and develop assessment tools or its successor of TAEASS502 Design and develop assessment tools or TAESS502B Design and develop assessment tools.

b. Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, with agreement to obtain the Diploma in TAE of AQF Level 5 or higher qualification in Vocational Education and Training (VET) within an agreed timeframe.

Applicants must provide a transcript of your qualifications with their application so the assessment panel can verify the above requirement.