Principal - Theodore Primary School

3 days ago


Canberra, Australia ACT Government Full time

Theodore Primary School is located in the Tuggeranong Valley in South Canberra. and caters for students from Preschool to Year Six. The school offers a modern, open plan learning and teaching environment.

The school delivers the Australian Curriculum where teachers provide learning programs that focus on student’s individual needs by using data collaboratively. The school offers extracurricular programs including the KultureBreak dance program, the Instrumental Band Program, the bike program and various sporting opportunities during the year. The social and emotional learning curriculum is based on MindUP which explicitly teaches students about emotions and appropriate responses. The Positive Behaviours for Learning framework ensures a positive school culture for all. The school values respect, integrity, personal best and compassion are embedded in all aspects of the Theodore Primary School community.

Theodore Primary School operates with a strong sense of community, including the School Board and the Parents and Citizens (P&C) Association which is the focal point for parent involvement at the school.

The information below provides an overview of additional school information. Further information may be obtained by visiting the school website.

The ACT Public Service supports workforce diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally diverse people and those who identify as LGBTIQ are encouraged to apply.

**Eligibility/Other Requirements**:

- A minimum of four years full time (or equivalent) tertiary study leading to the award of a recognised school teaching qualification.
- Current professional teaching registration with the ACT Teacher Quality Institute (or eligibility to obtain).
- A current registration issued by Access Canberra under the _Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011_.

**Notes**:Applicants with specific requirements to enable access to, or participation in, the interview process should inform the contact officer prior to interview.

'In accordance with the Public Health (ACT School or Early Childhood Education and Care Workers COVID-19 Vaccination) Emergency Direction 2021, all ACT Education Directorate employees working in the following education settings will be required to provide evidence of their ability to comply with the public health direction, including having received a current course of an approved COVID-19 vaccine or holding an approved exemption (where applicable):

- schools that cater for children under 12 (preschool to year 6 schools)
- specialist schools
- flexible learning programs, and
- early childhood education and care services (including out of school hours care)
- P-10 schools where they share a campus with those younger years.

High schools and colleges that do not share a campus with primary school students are not covered by the mandate.


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