Assistant Principal - Leppington Public School

Permanent full-time job at Leppington Public School (Leppington, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000AP8Q
Closing date September 25, 2024, 2 a.m. (AEST)
Location Rickard Rd, Leppington 2171 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Hayley Corvini
0296065397

About this job

Position Information

Leppington Public School values its rich and diverse cultural heritage, embracing over 400 students, 80% of which are from Language Backgrounds Other Than English, and 3% are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.  We are a proud school within the Camden Valley Way Growth Corridor shared enrolment intake and work closely with our neighbouring schools to ensure greater diversity and added opportunities for all students within our network. The school is undergoing significant capital works, including a hall, preschool and 24 additional teaching spaces to support the rapid growth of student enrolments.

Our staff, students, and families work together as a learning community responsible for improving learning outcomes for all students. All students' individual academic and social needs are supported through adjusted content and differentiated delivery established through a collaborative partnership with the teacher, student, and parent. Our staff engage in high-impact professional learning, continually strengthening evidence-based and data-informed practices in a highly collaborative and consultative environment. Our support staff work closely with students and teachers, implementing Teaching Sprints, resulting in outstanding academic success.   

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
  1. In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary with demonstrated capacity to work successfully within the leadership team, balancing exemplary teaching to meet the demands and complexities of a dual role.
  2. Facilitate staff teams in implementing school-wide initiatives and data-informed collaborative programming to drive student growth and achievement.
  3. Demonstrated capacity to build authentic connections and collaboration with students, staff, parents and the community to strengthen a culture of productive well-being and educational partnerships that improve student outcomes. 
  4. Reflective and adaptable leader with strong emotional intelligence who can lead and manage change during rapid student enrolment growth.
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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