Deputy Principal

5 days ago


Sunshine Coast, Australia Education Full time

About the Department of Education
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 Palmwoods State School
Palmwoods State School is a medium sized primary school of approximately 450 students located in the beautiful Sunshine Coast Hinterland. We are a growing school, implementing high quality curriculum and supporting wellbeing and engagement to provide a positive environment for learning outcomes. Pathways to success are built through purposeful, powerful and successful partnerships within our school and wider community.
About the Role
The Deputy Principal will be required to provide instructional leadership capability around the Australian Curriculum and support teachers to provide evidence informed pedagogies enabling every student to realise their full potential. The successful applicant will be required to have a skillset around a Restorative Approach to building a positive school culture.

**Responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:

- 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.
- Deputise for the Principal when required.
- 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.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 2-pg 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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