Assistant Principal

**Position Information**:
Dundas Public School has a long and proud tradition of providing quality public education to the Dundas community for 73 years. Located on Dharug country in the Carlingford principal network, Dundas Public School is set in a residential location and features include spacious, leafy surrounds. The school currently has 330 enrolments, 72% of these students coming from a variety of cultural and language backgrounds other than English.

Dundas Public School partners with parents and the wider community to provide a quality education that values the future of all students. Our school vision focuses on having high expectations for academic excellence, valuing the future, encouraging values and wellbeing, and building partnerships.

Dundas Public School promotes an inclusive and diverse school community that is dedicated to maximising student learning outcomes through quality, explicit instruction across all key learning areas. School priorities include literacy, numeracy, assessment and the wellbeing of students, staff and the wider community. The school’s professional body includes a balance of experienced and early career teachers, and a cohesive and supportive leadership and administration team. Our teachers focus on quality teaching, collaboration, collegiality, teamwork and high expectations. Staff work together to create a positive school culture and a quality learning environment that reflects our school values of safety, respect and learning success.

The school provides a range of extracurricular programs including choir, band, debating, dance and sport. Students are encouraged to develop their leadership skills through participation in the Student Representative Council, peer mediation, PALS and house captain roles. The school has a reputation as being an inclusive and caring place where students are engaged and happy at school. It enjoys close links with the local community and has an active P & C.

**Selection Criteria**:
In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary underpinned by strong curriculum knowledge and the ability to balance exemplary classroom teaching practice with the complexities of the leadership aspects of the Assistant Principal role.

Proven capacity to lead a whole-school initiative working collaboratively with the leadership team to develop and lead targeted, differentiated pedagogical practices to improve student outcomes.

An open, visible and approachable leader with outstanding organisation, communication and interpersonal skills, who empowers staff and builds positive, authentic relationships with all members of the school community.

Demonstrated ability to develop sustained positive relationships to contribute to whole-school wellbeing processes that support students in connecting, succeeding, thriving and learning.

**General Selection Criteria**:
1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
- 2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs- 3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams- 4. Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents- 5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning- 6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy**Conditions**:
**Special Notes**:
**About the NSW Department of Education