Principal Level P2

**Position Information**:
At Metford Public School we believe that when every student is known, valued and cared for, they are empowered to be successful and resilient learners. A culture that promotes a collaborative approach ensures the best possible learning opportunities for every student at every level across the school. As a school community we strive towards inclusivity in an environment that nurtures, encourages high expectations, continuous improvement, individual success and confidence to achieve.

Metford Public School is a focal point of the community and caters for students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Our current enrolment is 273 students in mainstream K-6 and 22 students in a three-class support unit that will increase to 4 classes in 2025. 30% of our students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples, 45% of students require low level adjustments for disability and 8% of students have English as an Additional Language or Dialect. Our school has excellent facilities which include well maintained classrooms and access to large areas of green play space and two play equipment areas.

The school is a proud member of the Hunter Principal Network and shares the collective approach to explicit teaching and high potential and gifted education with our partner schools.

Student Growth and Attainment, Engagement and Leadership form our strategic directions. These areas will build upon the work undertaken in the previous school planning cycle featuring student engagement and community engagement. We recognise that a whole school approach, including all members of the school community, will be needed to achieve improvement in student performance and wellbeing.

**Selection Criteria**:
In addition to the general selection criteria,
- Highly visible, approachable and collaborative leader with outstanding communication and organisational skills, who inspires and empowers staff, working closely with students and school community.
- A dynamic leader with proven ability to foster a high expectations environment where staff work cohesively to provide outstanding pedagogy and curriculum implementation through a culture and shared belief that strong academic outcomes are attainable by all students.
- Demonstrated capacity to lead an inclusive school environment that is culturally safe for all members of the school community, including proactive strategies to support the wellbeing of students and staff.

**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:_

The Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 2020 details the new principal classification structure based on complexity of schools which commenced in 2016. Please refer to the information regarding the Classification Structure for Principals.

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