Principal (Level 8) - Centenary Heights State High
1 week ago
About the Department
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the School
Centenary Heights State High School is located in the Toowoomba District and serves principally the urban community of South-East Toowoomba. The school occupies a site of approximately 10 hectares in a residential area adjacent to the Southtown Shopping Centre.
About the Role
This leadership role is vital to delivering the vision of the department, developing high quality teaching and learning, and improving the educational outcomes of all students. You will nurture positive relationships between students, teachers, community and stakeholders.
As the Principal you will be responsible for delivery of the following key tasks:
- Leading the school community to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focused on providing quality learning outcomes for all students.
- Upholding 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.
- Actively participate in life long learning and ongoing professional development.
- Form partnerships with parents, other government agencies, community groups, industry and business.
- Be futures oriented and strategic.
- Understand the legislation and policies impacting on schooling.
- Manage resources to achieve goals.
For a full list of mandatory requirements please see the attached role description.
**Interested? To apply**:
- Attach a resume (3-page maximum) including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a written response (2-page maximum) outlining your suitability for the role referring to the key capabilities identified in 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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