Executive Principal Connected Communities

Executive Principal Connected Communities - Walgett Community College - High School (0000B1SH)

Location: Regional NSW

Advertisement Number A900148035

Number of Positions: 1

Total Remuneration Package: Remuneration package valued at $269,806.00. This position attracts a base salary of $238,824.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation.

Organisation: Teaching Service

Position Information: Walgett Community College is located 290 km north-west of Dubbo. The High School has a Year 7-12 enrolment of 90 students, including approximately 97% Aboriginal students. The college is in a remote, rural location allowing learning opportunities to occur in unique environments. Facilities at the college include two trade training centres offering courses including hospitality and construction, a new Library, Wellbeing Hub and at the heart of the school is our Culture and Language Hub. At Walgett Community College High School, we are 'Making School a Better Place', an initiative that focuses on ten areas of opportunity. We are focused on School Leadership, A Positive School Environment, Embedding Local Language and Culture, Student Engagement, A Focus on Literacy and Numeracy, Wellbeing, Vocational Education Pathways, Linking Education to the Community, Communication and Engagement with Families and Community and Facilities and Equipment. Connected Communities is a strategy to drive improved educational outcomes for Aboriginal children and young people. The strategy positions schools as community hubs that broaden the influence of the community and school leadership in the delivery of key services that support children and young people from birth through school into further training, study and employment. The Executive Principal will work in partnership with the local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group and the local community to achieve the key accountabilities of the role. This appointment is for an initial period of three years, with the possibility of extension for the duration of the Connected Community strategy to the end of 2034. Specific Selection Criteria are listed below while General Selection Criteria apply to the role. Further information about the Connected Communities Strategy is available at the NSW Education site. The appointment and incentive details reflect alignment with Connected Communities program provisions and eligibility for locality allowances. This appointment is for an initial period of three years, with possible extension to end of 2034.

Specific Selection Criteria: In addition to the general selection criteria,

• Deep level knowledge and understanding of the Connected Communities Strategy, department's Aboriginal Education polices and related government policies and strategies.
• Strong educational leadership, strategic analysis and planning capability, with creative problem solving skills to drive innovative programs and initiatives that lead to high quality learning outcomes for Aboriginal students.
• Demonstrated capacity to implement the schools shared vision and plan in partnership with the local community while being dynamic and responsive to achieve results.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with key government and non-government agencies particularly the NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Inc. to drive improved outcomes for Aboriginal students.
• Ability to inspire confidence in Public Education.

General Selection Criteria:

• High level educational leadership with the skills to lead and manage a complex public school focused on the delivery of high quality education
• Ability to lead and manage rigorous and inclusive whole school teaching and learning programs
• High level communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build positive relationships and engage all levels of the school and educational community
• Ability to lead and manage the development and performance of staff to improve teaching and learning
• Ability to plan systems and manage resources effectively and equitably to enhance teaching and learning
• Capacity to lead staff in implementing the Department's Aboriginal education policy and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people

Join us for an informative session where youll learn everything you need to know about our school and community. Please express your interest via email to Kellie Hitchings, Administration Officer, Connected Communities, kellie.hitchings@det.nsw.edu.au. The sessions will be held via Teams.

Session 1: Monday, 22 September 2025- 2.30pm to 3.00pm. Session 2: Wednesday, 24 September 2025 - 3.30pm to 4.00pm.

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.

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

An Executive Principal appointed to an incentive school will also receive the incentives that 8, 6 or 4 point incentive schools attract and the locality allowances relevant to the school.

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 all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team(dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.

New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.

We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge their continued connection to their country and culture.