Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SA842553
Full-time position commencing Term 1, 2024
Are you looking for an ocean outback adventure, whilst working in a highly supportive and collaborative learning environment?
Are you an inspirational and experienced educational leader or an aspiring Head of Learning Area committed to building a culture of excellence in teaching and learning at Hedland Senior High School?
Exciting opportunity to lead our Health and Physical Education team in Western Australia’s beautiful Pilbara region.
Teachers and School Administrators employed at Hedland Senior High School in 2024 are eligible to receive an Attraction and Retention Incentive of $10,000 (pa, gross – to be adjusted pro rata for FTE and tenure). Eligible staff will receive a percentage of this payment on commencement at the school, with the remainder paid at the end of the school year. Staff must remain employed in the location until the end of the school year to be eligible to receive the second payment.
The ARI payment is in addition to other incentives that may apply in this school.
Are you ready for a once in a lifetime adventure in the Pilbara? Discover the magic of Western Australia’s North West, where the red dirt truly gets under your skin. Each weekend you could be off on a new adventure, with some of WA’s most iconic attractions right on your doorstep. Explore WA’s rugged coastline, where you’ll find plenty of fishing, crabbing and even whale watching. Or why not head inland and explore half a billion-year-old gorges in Karijini? It’s practically down the road.
Living in Hedland means being part of a vibrant community, where you can excel in your career while enjoying a diverse, multicultural town, with ancient Aboriginal heritage from our, Kariyarra people, a thriving arts and culture scene, stunning landscapes, and a down-to-earth lifestyle.
You’ll also get to work in a school which prides itself in supporting its staff to provide students with a supportive, inclusive environment where they can thrive. Our school is like its own community, a positive working environment where your colleagues are more like your friends.
Meet with us to find out more about our growing movement of leaders creating opportunity and lifestyle in the Pilbara.
About the role
We are seeking a dynamic, highly competent, and enthusiastic HoLA of HPE. Applicants with an excellent knowledge of the Western Australian Health and Physical Education (HPE) curriculum and the experience and ability to teach courses across Years 7-12 are encouraged to apply.
As Head of Learning Area (HoLA) you will continue to build and develop the HPE learning area, developing a culture of high-quality teaching and learning. You will lead the implementation of a coherent curriculum, instruction, and assessment in line with our school Business Plan, vision and values. The HoLA HPE maintains high expectations for student learning, promotes academic success, love of learning and healthy sense of self. You will promote effective, responsive pedagogy appropriate to children’s learning and developmental needs.
The HoLA HPE leads the development of instructional practice that is intellectually challenging, authentic to student experiences, recognises student strengths, is differentiated and personalised. You ensure students are engaged in using technology effectively, employ valid and appropriate assessments and lead the use of assessment data appropriately to monitor and improve student learning.
As Head of Learning Area (HoLA) you will build and maintain a positive, engaging, safe, caring, and healthy environment that meets the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs of each student. You will ensure each student is known, accepted, valued, trusted, respected, catered for and encouraged to be active and responsible in the school community.
You will have high standards of professionalism and will embrace opportunities for collaboration within the school community, the wider thriving Sporting community in Hedland, and across networks. As we continue to broaden our HPE courses into Senior School, you will also oversee planning, development and implementation of School and Curriculum Standards Authority Courses, Vocational Education and Training Programs and Endorsed Programs, as applicable. You will ensure all staff are suitably qualified and re-qualified according to the course needs.
The successful applicant will be an integral member of the school leadership team and will share a commitment towards whole school planning and review processes that positively impact on the school’s directions.
The Ideal Applicant
The HoLA HPE is an experienced and dedicated teacher and leader of Health and Physical Education. You will promote integrity, fairness, transparency, trust, collaboration, perseverance, learning and continuous improvement. You act ethically and morally in your personal conduct, relationships, decision-making, allocating resources and leadership. You have a proven track record of creating a cohesive and strong team that is dedicated to building on one another’s strengths to improve outcomes for all. Your outstanding interpersonal skills enables you to develop strong partnerships with parents and caregivers to promote school improvement and student learning.
As HoLA HPE you lead a focus on students and are accountable for their learning outcomes. You ensure fair, respectful, and culturally appropriate relationships are built with students in interactions, decision-making and practice. You recognise and leverage student diversity in teaching and learning and promote democracy, individual freedom and responsibility, equity, social justice, community.
As an expert practitioner, you can manage and monitor operations and administrative systems, strategically manage staff resources and scheduling to optimise our professional capacity. You are autonomous and seek, acquire, and manage fiscal, physical, and other resources with the student’s needs at the centre of all decision-making.
We will consider an internal secondment opportunity for permanent teachers in other locations within the Department of Education who would like to work at our school for up to three years and retain their substantive position. If this interests you, please gain the approval of your principal before applying.
Professional Benefits
Working at Hedland Senior High School provides you with the many professional and personal benefits of working for the Department of Education including:
- Attractive Country Teaching Program Allowance of $10 210 per year
- Locality allowance of $3 976 per year
- Attraction and Retention Incentive of $10,000
- Free relocation to Hedland
- Subsidised GROH accommodation
- GROH furniture
- 11 percent employer contributions to superannuation
- 12 weeks’ vacation leave (school holidays)
- More than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave
- Air conditioning subsidy
- Travel concessions / Return flights to Perth or other regional centre
- Optical aids subsidy
- Additional sick leave
Our school
Hedland SHS, located in the Pilbara, is an Independent Public-School catering for students from Years 7 to 12. Our school prides itself on the staff's commitment to a system of positive behaviour supports which focus on care, courtesy, respect, and responsibility. These values underpin our philosophy at Hedland SHS. All staff strive to maintain a school culture which encourages a high standard of behaviour and performance. We take an approach that is inclusive, explicit and supports all students and staff to achieve success.
The school has worked hard to build a positive reputation for the excellent educational opportunities it offers students, the exceptional support for staff development and professional growth, and for its high standards of achievement. We are an exceptionally well-resourced school with extensive community and industry support.
The location and community
Located on the Northwest Coast, Port Hedland is the gateway and central hub connecting the Pilbara and the Kimberley. Port Hedland is a thriving centre for the Pilbara area, with a wide range of recreational, social, and sporting activities available for the whole community. The Town of Port Hedland has worked hard to ensure there is something for everyone from singles to families – there are first-class sporting facilities, a theatre, art galleries, historical sites and a diverse range of vibrant restaurants, pubs and coffee shops. Port Hedland is also ideally located within reach of some of Western Australia’s iconic tourist attractions, including rugged inland ranges and idyllic coasts. The region offers excellent camping facilities, and fishing, crabbing, swimming, and whale watching are just a part of the adventures to be had. Port Hedland is the lifestyle change you’ve been dreaming of.
For more information about Port Hedland visit Destination – Port Hedland or HSHS Facebook.
For additional information to all allowances and housing please contact Housing and Transport at housing.transport@education.wa.edu.au or on (08) 9264 5154.
This selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy. Applicants assessed as suitable during this selection process may be considered for other similar vacancies that occur throughout our school for up to 12 months following this initial appointment. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.
To be suitable for this role, you will need to demonstrate the following work related requirements:
- Capacity to provide effective leadership in a diverse range of educational settings.
- High level of interpersonal and public relations skills that demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships to achieve planned outcomes.
- Professional knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge to ensure a high level of educational outcomes for all students (e.g. Aboriginal students, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds and students with special needs).
- Capacity to manage physical and financial resources.
Applications will be assessed against the work related requirements of the position. The business needs of the school may also be considered. It is therefore recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.
The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
Further information about Hedland Senior High School can be found by visiting hedlandshs.wa.edu.au or Schools Online or HSHS Facebook.
For further job-related information:
You are encouraged to contact Polly Harcourt, Human Resources Officer for further information about this employment opportunity, including information about living and working in South Hedland, by telephoning (08) 9158 1900 or emailing polly.harcourt@education.wa.edu.au. For specific information about the teaching requirements, please contact Associate Principal, Steph McDonald, directly on 0466 564 353 or email Stephanie.McDonald@education.wa.edu.au
Application Instructions
All applications are submitted online. Select “Apply for Job”, at either the top or bottom of this screen and follow the instructions on your screen.
Your application should include:
- A four (4) page statement addressing the Work Related Requirements in context of the role and business needs of the branch
- A CV of up to four (4) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- The contact details for two (2) work related referees who can attest to the claims made in your written application, preferably one being your current line manager.
It is recommended you have these documents completed and ready to attach before selecting “Apply for Job”.
You are asked to complete an online application form and attach your documentation, please allow enough time to complete this process as applications cannot be accepted after the closing date and time.
After you have submitted your application online, you will receive an email confirming lodgement. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please telephone (08) 9264 4127.
If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please telephone (08) 9264 8666 for assistance.
Eligibility and training requirements
Employees will be required to:
- Provide evidence of eligibility to work in Australia for the term of the vacancy.
- Hold a recognised qualification in teaching and be currently registered or eligible for registration to teach in Western Australia.
- Obtain a current Department of Education Criminal Record Clearance prior to commencement of employment.
- Obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check.
- Complete the Department’s induction program within three months of commencement.
- Complete the Department’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness online course within 3 months of commencement.
- Complete any training specific to this role required by Departmental policy.
- Complete the Department’s training in Accountability and Ethical Decision-Making within six months of appointment.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications must be submitted before 4:30pm (WST) on Monday, 23 October 2023
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE
PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED
