Principal (Level 5) - Moorooka State School

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia Queensland Government Full time

About the Department of Education

The Department of Education is 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 Moorooka State School

Moorooka State School is situated in the beautiful suburb of Moorooka, on Brisbane's southern outskirts.

At Moorooka State School we live our vision: 'to grow a community of curious, respectful and connected learners'. In our wonderful school where great things happen every day, you see smiling faces and feel the joy of our students. We vary learning pathways to cater for each child's success and we are excited to welcome you and your children into this caring community.

We are One Team. Working in partnership with parents and carers, we strive to position all students for success in this ever-changing world. Parents and carers play a pivotal role in the education of their child. Current research links a high level of parental involvement in schooling with a child's future learning success. When the key 'people', the student, the parent and the educator, are working in harmony, effective and lasting learning can take place.

About the Role

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.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

Interested? To Apply:
A maximum 3-page resume including contact details for 2 referees, as well as a 2-page written statement in response to the selection criteria as per 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.
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