Assistant Principal - Barramurra Public School

Permanent full-time job recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000APTU
Closing date November 6, 2024 (AEST)
Location O'Keefe Drive, Oran Park 2570 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Chad Lindsay
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About this job

Position Information

Barramurra Public School is a newly established primary school, opening at the commencement of 2021, located in the suburb of Oran Park in South Western Sydney. The school has a current enrolment of 1056 students and includes four support unit classes catering for students with a moderate intellectual disability and autism. Barramurra Public School serves a rapidly growing multicultural community with 59% of our students having a language background other than English. Our students come from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds.

The school has a strong focus on quality teaching including literacy, numeracy and engagement of students through information technologies. A committed staff work in collaborative teams to design, implement and deliver effective programs to improve student outcomes through setting high expectations and differentiating the curriculum.

The school vision is of a high-performing, innovative school with an inspiring and inclusive school culture which promotes excellence, wellbeing and success for all. There is a commitment to ensuring that every student is provided with opportunities to achieve personal growth and success in all areas of school life through engaging, explicit and high impact teaching and learning.

Barramurra Public School values and has strong relationships with the wider school community and has a dedicated and supportive Parents and Citizens' Association.

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 with the emotional intelligence and organisational skills to work collaboratively as part of an executive team and effectively balance the dual roles of exemplary classroom teacher and the complex responsibilities of the Assistant Principal role.

Expertise to lead the development and implementation of high quality, differentiated programs in literacy and numeracy, with a proven ability to mentor and guide staff in implementing data informed, evidence-based practices that drive continuous improvement.

Proven ability to lead student wellbeing initiatives, with a strong commitment to and understanding of the diverse needs of students and families from diverse cultural backgrounds to facilitate an inclusive school culture. 

-        Evidence of an approachable and highly visible leader with outstanding interpersonal skills and the proven ability to build and maintain relational trust with students, staff, parents and the wider community to enhance their wellbeing, engagement and performance.

 
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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