Assistant Head School Improvement

2 months ago

Newcastle, Australia Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle Full time

Posted: 26/09/2024- Closing Date: 13/10/2024- Job Type: Permanent - Full Time- Location: Newcastle- Job Category: Education, Childcare & TrainingThe Catholic Schools Office is currently recruiting for a **Permanent Full-time Assistant Head of School Improvement** to join their leadership team, with the start date to be negotiated.

Are you passionate about driving educational excellence, fostering innovation, and empowering leadership teams to achieve lasting success? Do you thrive in collaborative environments where your strategic thinking can make a meaningful impact? If you believe in the power of education to shape the future and are eager to contribute to the development of schools, leaders, and communities, this could be the opportunity for you.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to join our team in facilitating transformative initiatives that align with our strategic objectives while addressing the unique needs of individual schools. You will work closely with principals, leadership teams, and key stakeholders to enhance educational outcomes, develop leadership talent, and drive continuous improvement.

In this role, you'll lead system-wide projects, support evidence-based decision-making, and empower leaders to harness data for strategic planning. If you’re ready to lead, innovate, and inspire, we’d love to hear from you. Join us in shaping the future of education and building a thriving school system that empowers both educators and students.

The Assistant Head School Improvement will foster a culture of high performance, collaboration, agility, accountability and trust. As a member of the CSO's leadership team, this role will promote effective collaboration between CSO, Diocesan and Shared Services colleagues, to deliver optimal outcomes for the school system.

This role leads the school improvement team in supporting and improving organisational culture, leadership and performance across schools and in delivering programs that provide a strong basis for growth. Through targeted interventions and effective collaboration with diocesan colleagues, this role will deliver overall growth and progress of the school system into the future and support schools to achieve continuous improvement in student educational outcomes.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA**
- Practising Catholic active in the life of a Eucharistic community, with an understanding of their baptismal call to share and witness the good news of Jesus Christ.
- Demonstrated success as a system or school leader in leading and supporting effective school operations.
- Demonstrated success in implementing high profile and complex business projects with cross functional partners, through collaborative working and development of community partnerships.
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder engagement, change management and partnership skills and ability to influence key personnel at varying levels of the organisation.
- Demonstrated experience in interpreting analytics, with a strong understanding of business performance reporting metrics.
- Proven experience in leading, developing and managing teams to achieve their goals.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Relevant postgraduate qualifications or an equivalent combination of experience, training, and achievement
- Active NESA Teacher Accreditation
- Current paid NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) number
- Accreditation to Work, Teach and Lead (level E)
- Project Management certification (desirable)
- Change Management certification (desirable)

**CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT**

Salary is in accordance with Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle Employees Enterprise Agreement 2019.

**BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US**
- Work in quality schools where students are nurtured, challenged and encouraged to excel and grow
- A corporate fitness program through Fitness Passport
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Training and staff development programs
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
- Access to long service leave after just five years for eligible employees.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**

**TO APPLY**
- Please provide a cover letter along with your resume
- Within your cover letter address each of the selection criteria as listed** **under EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA above and ensure your response to each criteria is no longer than 300 words.

**Applications close: Sunday 13th October 2024 at 11.59pm**

**_Additional information_**
- The Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is a child safe organisation, committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable persons and has zero-tolerance of any abuse. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check and comply with our Safeguarding Framework Policy and Codes of Conduct._
- This position has been determined as child related and the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle will be verifying the successful applicant’s Working with Children Check for Paid Employment prior to commencing work

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