Principal (Level 6) - Thornlands State School

5 days ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Education Full time

About the Department of Education
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 with 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 Thornlands State School
At Thornlands State School we have built a reputation as a caring, high achieving school, with excellent educational opportunities, including a quality curriculum which incorporates academic, social, cultural and sporting excellence, high behaviour standards and a commitment to continuing improvement and lifelong learning.
Thornlands State School focuses on growing the whole child, with a strong emphasis on academic achievement. Extension and enrichment programs, as well as structured support for all learners provide the platform for all students to be successful. Explicit teaching of behaviour expectations and social skills, in addition to an extensive array of sporting and musical opportunities complete the Thornlands' experience.
About the Role

**Responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:

- 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

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- A maximum 3-page resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history),
- As well as a 2-page written statement 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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