Assistant Principal - Albury Public School

Permanent full-time job at Albury Public School (Albury, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000AONE
Closing date September 25, 2024, 2 a.m. (AEST)
Location 481 David St, Albury 2640 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Lianne Singleton
60213849

About this job

Position Information

Albury Public School is located on the NSW/Victorian border, on the lands of the Wiradjuri. Albury Public School is an inclusive and dynamic school with an enrolment of 640 students, including 1 support class. Albury Public School is recognised as one of the oldest schools in NSW. First established in 1850, the community is proud of the history of Albury Public School. Whilst recognising its heritage, the school is committed to providing educational programs for today's students which will adequately prepare them for their place in a diverse and changing world. The school aims to develop students who are self-motivated lifelong learners who work both cooperatively and independently whilst striving to reach their full potential. Albury Public School fosters dynamic and responsive approaches to teaching, learning and wellbeing so that all students are known, valued and cared for. 

Albury Public School, predominantly, draws from central, east and south Albury, which is now seeing a more diverse and changing community. The Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student population is 5% and students from a language speaking background other than English is 11%.

Albury Public School is committed to the pursuit of equity and excellence, to transform the lives of students through a strong public education. Through multidimensional and interrelated focuses on student growth and attainment, wellbeing and effective classroom practice, every student can learn, grow and belong. Student wellbeing and readiness for learning are built on Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL), Trauma informed practice (TIP) and further informed by research such as Curiosity and Powerful learning (CPL) and What works best: 2020 update (Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation).

Our active P&C works alongside staff, students and the community to support our vision for a positive, productive school environment for every child.

General Selection Criteria
1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy
Specific Selection Criteria
In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary. 

A visible leader with the initiative, organisational skills and demonstrated capacity to meet the key accountabilities of the Assistant Principal role whist managing the complexity of the dual role, including demonstrating exemplary classroom practice and working with staff with a diverse range of experiences. 

Demonstrated expert curriculum knowledge and educational leadership to lead, evaluate and sustain implementation of new syllabus documents and evidence-informed practices across the curriculum to meet the diverse needs of students and positively impact student outcomes.

Proven ability to work cohesively as part of the executive team to analyse whole-school data and develop collaborative cultures, that utilise reflective analysis of teaching effectiveness and delivery of high impact professional learning, to strengthen the capabilities of teachers and leaders to drive the strategic directions of the school.

 
Conditions

An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.

 

Special Notes

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
 

About the NSW Department of Education 

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. 

To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.

 

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