Head of Loader Boarding House
Ensuring that the School fulfils its essential pastoral care role in caring for students who are living in boarding.
Summary about this job
Teaching - Secondary
Company: Kinross Wolaroi School
Location: Sydney
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-3-2347-9123
Fax: +61-8-5514-7634
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Detail information about job Head of Loader Boarding House. Terms and conditions vacancy
About Kinross Wolaroi School
Kinross Wolaroi School is a co-educational Independent School of the Uniting Church. The School has a strong history of excellent academic results along with a diverse co-curricular program. Kinross Wolaroi is a non-selective school with over 1100 students (including 330 boarders in Years 7 to 12), located in the NSW central tablelands in the city of Orange. The School has a proud tradition of educating young people in an environment where ideals are based solidly on friendship, spirituality, the security of family values, hard work and the pursuit of excellence to the very best of one’s ability. The School offers the unique opportunity for co-educational learning with separate boarding sites for boys and girls. Students are provided with a holistic education with a varied curriculum to meet the diverse needs of our students.
The School has two main campuses. The main campus, called “Wolaroi”, is a picturesque campus of 20 hectares and accommodates the main teaching facilities as well as the boarding facilities for boys boarding. A second campus, called “PLC”, is located approximately five kilometres west of the main campus (on the opposite side of the city of Orange) and houses the girls’ boarding facilities, a number of staff residences, a recreation and examination centre, an outdoor swimming pool and playing fields.
All classroom activities (the normal school day activities) for all students enrolled in the Early Childhood Centre and in classes from Kindergarten to Year 12 occur on the Wolaroi Campus. The main campus also includes a performance theatre, an auditorium, and a sports complex including gymnasium and indoor swimming facilities, a medical centre as well as five playing fields.
The school is committed to a highly effective whole school approach to student wellbeing that supports the emotional, social and academic needs of every student.
Further information
For more information on the organisation, please visit www.kws.nsw.edu.au. Among other information, on the home page can be found a helpful ‘pictorial tour’ and also a video, ‘Every story has a beginning’, which provides a good insight into the School.
The position in context
Each boarding house is the home of students ranging from years 7 to 12. The Head of House is a key appointment in ensuring that the School fulfils its essential pastoral care role in caring for students who are living in a boarding situation away from their homes and families. Loader House is currently the home of up to 50 girls, primarily from years 8 – 12.
The position requires the incumbent to hold accreditation, or the capacity to obtain accreditation, and authority to teach in New South Wales by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA).
The incumbent will be required to maintain a part teaching load.
For further information, including a comprehensive candidate information pack, please visit https://www.kws.nsw.edu.au/about/employment-opportunities
To make a confidential enquiry please contact Kate Kenny, Human Resources Manager on 02 6392 0351 or [email protected]