▷ 15h Left: Director of Academic Operations

4 weeks ago

Tamworth, Australia Ravenswood School for Girls Full time

Ravenswood School for Girls is a Uniting Church Prep to Year 12 day and boarding school for girls located on Sydney’s North Shore. Ravenswood offers both the HSC and the IB Diploma Programme as well as the PYP in the Junior School. It is a school where staff enjoy a range of benefits that foster health and wellbeing, and students achieve outstanding academic success supported by innovative teaching practices that are underpinned by a whole school approach to Positive Education.

We are seeking an experienced and highly organised leader to take on the role of Director of Academic Operations. This position works closely with the Senior Leadership Team and staff from across the School, playing a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth, efficient, and future‑focused operation of the School, enabling staff to focus on delivering outstanding teaching and learning.

The Role

As Director of Academic Operations, you will:

- Manage the School calendar and oversee significant whole‑school events.

- Lead daily academic operations, including duty rosters, supervision schedules, staffing allocations, and relief coverage.

- Work closely with the timetabling team and academic leaders to design schedules that balance effective learning with staff and student wellbeing.

- Provide leadership and oversee the school’s excursions process and provide operational support for camps, national and international trips, and study tours in the Senior School.

- Lead key staff to ensure the smooth operation of examinations and external tests, including but not limited to HSC and IB Trials and Final Examinations, Year 7 – 10 Examinations, AAS testing, NAPLAN and other academic testing.

- Ensure operational practices meet compliance standards for child protection, WHS, curriculum delivery, and school registration.

- Contribute to strategic planning and policy development in collaboration with the School’s leadership team.

- Build high‑performing teams through mentoring, professional development, and supporting staff wellbeing.

- Be an outstanding classroom teacher (Years 7 – 12).

About You

You will bring to the role:

- A strategic, data‑informed mindset with a solutions‑focused approach.

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to foster collaboration across teams.

- A commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence in education.

- Proven expertise in managing complex timetabling, staffing, and resource coordination.

- In‑depth knowledge of school operations, curriculum structures, and compliance frameworks.

- Confidence with educational technologies, ideally including Edval, Synergetic, EdSmart and advanced Excel.

To Apply

Please include a cover letter as the first page of your resume. As a part of the application process, you will be asked to upload your academic transcripts.

Ravenswood School for Girls is dedicated to maintaining a child‑safe environment and is committed to the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children.

Shortlisted applicants will be required to provide the School with their Working With Children Check number and evidence of their Teacher Accreditation in order to be eligible for this position.

If you have any questions: Please contact Jennifer Richardson, Deputy Principal: Teaching and Learning on (02) 9498 9898 or by email jrichardson@ravenswood.nsw.edu.au

Ravenswood is a Uniting Church, Positive Education and IB World School

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