Parent Representatives for Staff Merit Selection Panels

Parent Representatives for Staff Merit Selection Panels

The school has a number of vacancies on staff that we hope to fill either before the end of this year or early next year. As a public school, half of our classroom teacher vacancies are filled centrally by the Department of Education’s staffing services, the other half, and all executive vacancies, go to a merit selection and interview process. This process requires the school to form a panel including staff, parent and community representatives.

We are looking to establish a pool of parents who can act as parent/community representatives as required throughout the year. This is an opportunity for parents to be involved in the appointment staff who will maintain the high academic standards and uphold the values of the school. If you are interested in being part of this pool can you please contact the school office by email (fortstreet-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au) to register your interest. No educational background or subject expertise is necessary. The role of the parent on the panel is to offer the perspective of our students, their families and the wider school community. Representatives need to complete a short online training module and be available for two separate whole day meetings, one to shortlist potential candidates and contact referees, and another to conduct the actual interviews.

Joel Morrison
Deputy Principal