Principal (Level 4) - Shorncliffe State School
5 days 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 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
Shorncliffe State School is located in the beautiful bayside suburb of Shorncliffe, catering for students from Prep - Year 6. We are a small, community-orientated school, set on approximately 1 hectare of land with a beautiful rainforest and coastal aspect.
About the Role
As the Principal of Shorncliffe State School, you will play a vital role in delivering the vision of the department. 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 lifelong learning and ongoing professional development.
- Form partnerships with parents, other government agencies, community groups, industry and business.
- Futures oriented and strategic.
- Understand the legislation and policies that impact on schooling.
- Manage resources to achieve goals
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
**Interested? To Apply**:
- Attach a resume (maximum 3-pages) including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a written statement (maximum 2-pages) 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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
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