Executive Principal Connected Communities

**Position Information**:
Narooma High School provides a comprehensive secondary education for the students from Narooma and the surrounding areas of Bermagui, Bodalla, Cobargo, Tilba, Dalmeny and Kianga on the Far South Coast of NSW and surrounding districts. The student enrolment is 499 with 15% of students identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. We have 64 permanent and temporary teaching staff and 32 permanent and temporary non-teaching staff. The school employs an additional Aboriginal Education Officer and Aboriginal mentor and 2 additional Student Learning Support Officers for academic support and mentoring of Aboriginal students. The school promotes student leadership and has a strong and active Student Representative Council and a Junior Aboriginal Education Consultative Group.

We are very proud of our strong record of academic, performing arts, cultural and sporting achievements. Students represent the school across a wide range of activities at local, regional and state levels.

We have fostered strong partnerships with universities, cultural institutions, businesses and community groups. Parent support is strong and highly valued. We have a strong P&C who genuinely care for all students and staff of Narooma High School. External agencies have a strong presence in the school and communities.

Narooma HS is part of the Connected Communities strategy which positions schools as community hubs that broaden the influence of the community and school leadership in the delivery of key services that support children and young people from birth through school into further training, study and employment.

The Executive Principal will work in partnership with the local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group and the local community to achieve the key accountabilities of the role.

**Selection Criteria**:
In addition to the general selection criteria,

1. Deep level knowledge and understanding of the Connected Communities Strategy, department’s Aboriginal Education polices and related government policies and strategies.

2. Strong educational leadership, strategic analysis and planning capability, combined with creative problem solving skills to drive innovative programs and initiatives that lead to high quality learning outcomes for Aboriginal students.

3. Demonstrated capacity to implement the schools shared vision and plan in partnership with the local community while being dynamic and responsive to achieve results.

4. Ability to build collaborative relationships with key government and non-governments agencies particularly the NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Inc. to drive improved outcomes for Aboriginal students.

5. Ability to inspire confidence in Public Education.

**General Selection Criteria**:
1. High level educational leadership with the skills to lead and manage a complex public school focused on the delivery of high quality education

2. Ability to lead and manage rigorous and inclusive whole school teaching and learning programs

3. High level communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build positive relationships and engage all levels of the school and educational community

4. Ability to lead and manage the development and performance of staff to improve teaching and learning

5. Ability to plan systems and manage resources effectively and equitably to enhance teaching and learning

6. Capacity to lead staff in implementing the Department's Aboriginal education policy and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people

**Conditions**:
**Special Notes**:
An Executive Principal appointed to an incentive school will also receive the incentives that 8, 6 or 4 point incentive schools attract and the locality allowances relevant to the school.

The Department is progressively introducing a great range of new benefits and incentives for teachers and executives in rural and remote NSW public schools. Use the link here to find out more about the benefits and incentives.

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