Principal Level P4

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**Position Information**:
Jamison High School is a proud, comprehensive, co-educational 7-12 high school located at the foot of the Blue Mountains in Western Sydney, the land of the Mulgoa people from the Darug Nation.

The student population has been slowly declining over the years and is currently at 894. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students represent 10% of our population. Aboriginal families are developing strong partnerships with the school through the programs and initiatives offered and through the joint partnership with the Community of Schools. Language background other than English students represent 15% of the school population. The school has a dedicated Support Faculty with seven classes that cater to the needs of students with Autism.

Technology in the curriculum is a strong focus at the school and is supported by the Bring Your Own Device program. To support this, they have integrated Google Education into the learning activities at the school. STEM initiatives are a feature of the way they collaborate across faculty areas and develop cross curricula programs to engage and challenge students in their learning. As a Positive Behaviour for Learning School, the school community has four core values: safe, respectful, aspirational, learners. These values operate across all activities and programs at the school and are the basis for behaviour expectations and learning goals of students.

Modernised learning spaces have been designed to facilitate creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration in a technology rich environment. Facilities include a student run Cafe, Drama Studio, Fitness Centre, Dance Studio, Textiles Lab, and a School Farm. The library supports all aspects of student learning and includes a senior tutoring centre. There is also a purpose-built Nursing Facility where they partner with Blue Mountains Health in the delivery of EVET Health Care courses for students across the Penrith area.

The school enjoys the support of its culturally and linguistically diverse community. They foster strong partnerships with universities, cultural institutions, businesses, and community groups and have established in-house enterprise learning.

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

Demonstrated strong, strategic, and visible leadership that maintains and builds staff and executive capacity through collaborative practices to lead improvement focused on the school's Strategic Improvement Plan.

Strong educational leadership with the proven capacity to utilise evidence-based practice and promote professional learning for all staff to positively impact student growth and attainment. Proven capacity to build and foster authentic connections and collaborations across the whole school community with a strong commitment to strengthening partnerships to enhance student and staff wellbeing.

**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**:
Classification Structure for Principals:
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