Principal (Level 2) - Widgee State School

1 month ago


Sunshine Coast, Australia Education Full time

**About the School**:
Widgee State School opened in 1892. Widgee State School is 23 km West of Gympie and is situated on The Great Dividing Range. The national horse riding trial goes through Widgee and the highest peak is called Widgee Mountain. The Widgee State School community promotes a sense of pride and tradition while providing quality public education that assimilates and changes to meet the needs of all school community members. People living in our area represent a variety of categories. There are a few families who have been in the area for many generations to those who have moved recently from large populated areas. We have crop growers, horse breeding and horse training and beef farming. Quite a number of parents and carers work in Gympie and the surrounding areas.
**About the Role**:As the Principal**:

- 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

You will have responsibility for leading the following activities and delivery of the following key tasks:

- 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.
- Embed socially just practices in daily school life.
- Set high standards for student and staff performance.
- Active participants in life long learning and ongoing professional development.
- Form partnerships with parents, other government agencies, community groups, industry and business.
- Futures oriented and strategic.
- Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling.
- Manage resources to achieve goals.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
**Interested? To Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history).
- Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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