DOC16/61824

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER, LITERACY AND NUMERACY

EARLY ACTION for SUCCESS – TOONGABBIE EAST PS (0.6 FTE/3 days per week)

Toongabbie East Public School is a small K-6 school (enrolment 80 students) in western Sydney. Enrolment includes 20% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 20% students from a non-English speaking background. There are four composite classes. The school is seeking to increase community engagement and participation and re-establish an active Parents and Citizens’ Association (P&C). The school is well resourced with a high level of student access to technology and flexible learning environments. The school focuses on improved literacy and numeracy outcomes. The school hosts a Reading Recovery Centre, Itinerant Hearing Teachers, a District Guidance Officer (DGO) and a Network Specialist Centre, as well as a privately managed long day care centre.

Expressions of Interest are sought from suitable candidates for the position of Instructional Leader at Toongabbie East PS under the Early Action for Success Strategy. Teachers, executives and principals are encouraged to submit an Expression ofInterest.

Early Action for Success is the strategy through which the Department of Educationis implementing the NSW Literacy and Numeracy Action Plan.

The strategy combines high quality leadership, a focus on individual students and early intervention to ensure K-2 students at risk of not achieving expected outcomes in literacy or numeracy are identified and receive additional support.A feature of the strategy is the appointment of Instructional Leaders, Literacy and Numeracy to work with K-2 teachers and students.

Location:Toongabbie East Public School

Level of appointment: Deputy Principal

Period of appointment:To the end of 2016

Note:Successful applicants will retain right of return to their substantive school and position level at the end of the temporary appointment where they are a permanent NSW public school teacher.

Application Details

Applicants should consider the information in the role description and respond to the six skills and experience criteria on the following page. Applications must include the names of two referees who are familiar with and are able to discuss your abilities and suitability for this position. One of your referees must be your current Director of Public Schools NSW or Principal. Candidates may be required to participate in an interview as a component of the EOI process.

Applicants should includea signed verification from the Principal or Director PSNSW that he/she is aware this position is 0.6 full time equivalent (FTE) and that he/she is prepared to release you from your current position for 0.6 FTEshouldyou be the successful applicant.

Applications to: Applications, of no more than four A4 pages (including contact details, referees, recent experience, etc.) are to be submitted by email to

by26 February 2016.

Enquiries to:Dr Mark Carter, Director Public Schools NSW, Holroyd Network telephone:02 9208 7611

INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER, LITERACY AND NUMERACY

ROLE

The role of the Instructional Leader, Literacy and Numeracy is to work in close collaboration with the school principal and the school executive in:

  • Realigning the school plan, to clearly describe the shared expectations and targets for improvement in literacy and numeracy outcomes for students in the early years of schooling. This process will include the realignment of existing and new school resources to focus on evidence based strategies that build teacher capacity to achieve these outcomes.
  • Building teacher capacity to identify the literacy and numeracy learning needs of students in the early years of schooling.Leading local decision making regarding the choice of tiered literacy and numeracy intervention strategies based on the analysis of student learning needs.
  • Identifying teacher professional learning needs and providing high quality professional learning and in-class support. Ensure teachers gain expertise and knowledge in differentiating instruction to improve student Literacy and Numeracy outcomes in the early years of schooling.
  • Monitoring the impact of practice and interventions on student literacy and numeracy learning in the early years of schooling

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Proven successful experience in leading the improvement of learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy for students in the early years of schooling.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience in, implementing successful innovation and change that has resulted in improved learning outcomes for students in the early years of schooling.
  • Demonstrated deep understanding of current research in effective instructional leadership and effective high quality teaching in literacy and numeracy acquisition.
  • Demonstrated experience in the provision of high quality differentiated professional learning that has enhanced teacher capacity in improving literacy and numeracy outcomes for students in the early years of schooling.
  • Demonstrated capacity to work alongside teachers to both model and support teaching and assessment skills in literacy and numeracy in the early years of schooling.
  • Outstanding communication skills with the demonstrated capacity to contribute to building and strengthening a collaborative learning culture in a school.