Head Teacher - Industrial Arts - Cronulla High School

Cronulla High School is a large, comprehensive coeducational secondary school located in the Sutherland Shire adjacent to Cronulla’s beaches, with a current enrolment of 1190 students, including 39 Aboriginal students. The school enjoys a long-standing reputation for excellence across academic achievement, the creative and performing arts, sport and student leadership, and has a highly engaged school community. Strong partnerships with our feeder primary schools and families underpin a positive school culture where every student is known, valued and supported to achieve their personal best. Through our commitment to quality professional learning, staff work collegially and embrace evidence-informed practice, fostering high levels of student engagement, wellbeing and achievement.

Cronulla High School is a large, comprehensive coeducational secondary school located in the Sutherland Shire adjacent to Cronulla’s beaches, with a current enrolment of 1190 students, including 39 Aboriginal students. The school enjoys a long-standing reputation for excellence across academic achievement, the creative and performing arts, sport and student leadership, and has a highly engaged school community. Strong partnerships with our feeder primary schools and families underpin a positive school culture where every student is known, valued and supported to achieve their personal best. Through our commitment to quality professional learning, staff work collegially and embrace evidence-informed practice, fostering high levels of student engagement, wellbeing and achievement.

1. Approval and teaching experience in Design and Technology, Industrial Technology – Metal, Industrial Technology – Woodwork, and VET Construction.

2. Demonstrated capacity to lead and manage a large and diverse TAS faculty, ensuring effective operations, compliance, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

3. Comprehensive knowledge of new curriculum developments, with proven expertise in leading implementation through a dynamic and innovative approach that inspires and supports staff to deliver high-quality teaching and learning across Technologies and VET subjects.

4. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a proactive member of the executive team, leading strategic initiatives that drive excellence and whole-school improvement.

1. Approval and teaching experience in Design and Technology, Industrial Technology – Metal, Industrial Technology – Woodwork, and VET Construction.

2. Demonstrated capacity to lead and manage a large and diverse TAS faculty, ensuring effective operations, compliance, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

3. Comprehensive knowledge of new curriculum developments, with proven expertise in leading implementation through a dynamic and innovative approach that inspires and supports staff to deliver high-quality teaching and learning across Technologies and VET subjects.

4. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a proactive member of the executive team, leading strategic initiatives that drive excellence and whole-school improvement.

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.

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.

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.

For technical support please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.

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.

For technical support please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.