Assistant Principal Learning and Support - Beresford Road Public School

Permanent full-time job at Beresford Road Public School (New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000AS5O
Closing date December 4, 2024 (AEST)
Location Beresford Rd, Greystanes 2145 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Chris Herbert
02 9896 2644

About this job

Position Information

At Beresford Road Public School, we are dedicated to delivering educational excellence within a rich, diverse learning environment. With a strong emphasis on inclusion and diversity, we empower all members of our school community, ensuring that every student has the opportunity to achieve their personal best through engaged, active learning in a safe, respectful, and supportive setting.

Situated on spacious grounds in a residential area, our school accommodates 550 mainstream students, alongside 7 support classes that cater to 49 students with additional needs. We proudly acknowledge our diverse community. 62% of our students are from a non-English speaking background and 23 students are from an Aboriginal background. We are committed to fostering respect and understanding for all cultures and celebrate Aboriginal history and culture throughout our school community.

Our School Excellence Plan is focused on improving outcomes through high expectations, evidence-based practices, and collaboration, driving our commitment to equity and to enhancing learning for all students. For more information, including our School Excellence Plan and Annual School Report, please visit our website.

Assistant Principals Learning and Support provide direct and timely advice and assistance to support teachers and their students. Their role is underpinned by a collaborative and consultative approach and their work emphasises individual school priorities, regional priorities, and evidence-based programs to assist students with additional learning and support needs. They also provide professional support for learning and support teachers through professional learning activities, network meetings, and individual advice and support. This position is based at Beresford Road Public School and covers schools in the Girraween Principal network. The ability to travel is essential for the successful candidate.

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:
  1. approval to teach students with learning and support needs (primary/secondary) and/or experience teaching students with learning and support needs (primary/secondary) in regular classes. 
  2. capacity to provide specialist assistance to students in regular classes with additional learning and support needs and their teachers.
  3. proven ability to promote and support the development of effective learning and support teams within schools.
  4. demonstrated capacity to collaborate effectively and strategically with school executive and Team around a School staff to provide professional learning, consultative advice and specialist assistance to schools across all settings.
 
 
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

The role statement for the Learning and Support Assistant Principal may be accessed here.

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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