Deputy Principal

About the School
Springfield Central State High School is an Independent Public School (IPS) with students from years 7 to 12. In our short history we have built a strong reputation for providing disciplined learning environments with a focus on academic success. The school has based our strong, positive and vibrant culture around four core values: Respect, Responsibility, Resilience and Relationships.
About the RoleAs the Deputy Principal, you will have responsibility for (but not limited to) the following:

- Assist the Principal to lead the school community to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focussed on providing quality learning outcomes for all students.
- Lead and manage human, financial, facilities and curriculum resources underpinning a range of areas including inclusion and support services at Springfield Central SHS.
- Display high quality leadership that directly influences the engagement, improvement, achievement and wellbeing of staff and students.
- Uphold the Deputy 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.
- Actively participate in lifelong learning and ongoing professional development.
- Form partnerships with parents, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Be futures oriented and strategic.
- Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling.
- Deliver operational requirements within the school.
- Assume the leadership of a secondary school student cohort developing relationships between staff, students and parents in order to support the engagement of all students and to promote positive learning outcomes.
- Empowering every student to experience academic success through inclusive practices that enable access, participation purposeful engagement and yearly growth in learning.
- Develop the capability of teachers and leaders within the school community that has a focus on being collaborative and strategic.

For a full list of mandatory requirements please see the attached role description.

**Interested? To apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).
- Attach a maximum 2 page written response outlining your suitability for the role referring to the key capabilities identified in the attached role description.

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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.