Principal (Level 9) - Benowa State High School

4 days ago


Gold Coast, Australia Education Full time

About the school
Benowa State High School, founded in 1980, is an independent high school located on the Gold Coast, Australia. We have a proud tradition of being a supportive and caring community that delivers outstanding educational training and opportunities for all students. To align to the Benowa State High School's vision of 'Many Pathways ~ No Limits", a variety of excellence and support programs are offered to encourage excellence, applaud achievement and celebrate diversity. We are a community that encourages excellence, applauds achievement and celebrates diversity. Promoting the values of integrity, diligence, compassion and respect, we serve our school community by nurturing and challenging students and staff to reach their personal best. The 21st century belongs to people who can live and work in more than one country and communicate effectively with other cultures. The world is our classroom through information and communication technologies, international language studies and cultural exchanges. Through a varied and engaging curriculum we draw students from across our city and around the world. As accredited by Education Queensland International (EQI) we run the international student program (ISP) for up to 75 students.
About the role
As the Principal you will have responsibility for the following:

- Leading the school community to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focused on providing quality learning outcomes for all students.
- Upholding 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.
- Actively participate in life long learning and ongoing professional development.
- Form partnerships with parents, other government agencies, community groups, industry and business.
- Be futures oriented and strategic.
- Understand the legislation and policies impacting on schooling.
- Manage resources to achieve goals.

For a full list of mandatory requirements please see the attached role description.

**Interested? To apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor)
- Attach a maximum 2 page written response outlining your suitability for the role referring to the key capabilities 1 & 2 identified in the attached role description.

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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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