EOI - Principal (Level 5) - Newtown State School

3 weeks ago


Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Queensland Government Full time

An exciting opportunity exists for a skilled and experienced Principal to join the team at Newtown State School, which serves students from Prep to Year 6.

The Principal will lead an improvement agenda focused on innovation, quality teaching and learning, inclusive practices, and strong community partnerships.

Image courtesy of Newtown State School

This is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.

About The Department

The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About The School

Newtown State School is a vibrant and welcoming learning community where students feel supported, inspired, and proud to belong. With caring teachers, exciting programs like PE, Music, and LOTE, and fun rewards through the popular GOTCHA Shop, students are motivated to do their best every day. Beautiful gardens, spacious grounds, and great facilities like a swimming pool and library make the school an enjoyable and safe place to learn and grow. At Newtown, students build friendships, confidence, and a love for learning that prepares them for a bright future.

Your Opportunity

As The Principal, You Will

  • Deliver the vision of the department.
  • Improve the educational outcomes of students in their schools.
  • Develop the quality of teaching and learning.
  • Nurture positive relationships between students, teachers, the community and stakeholders.

The Principal, reports to the School Supervisor.

Your Responsibilities

As the Principal, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
  • Lead the school community to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focussed on
  • Providing quality learning outcomes for all students.
  • Uphold the principalship as a values based, ethical and moral activity.

Please refer to the attached role description for the full list of responsibilities and mandatory requirements for this position.

Interested? To Apply
  • Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history).
  • Attach a copy of the mandatory requirements outlined in the attached role description

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.

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