Assistant Principal - Mount Druitt Public School

Permanent full-time job at Mount Druitt Public School (Mount Druitt, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)

Job Reference 0000ATTZ

Closing date April 16, 2025, 2 a.m. (AEST)

Location Belmore Ave, Mount Druitt 2770 NSW, Australia

Type Full-Time

Status Permanent

Contact Dianne Uthmeyer
02 9625 9036

About this job

Position Information

Mount Druitt Public School is located in Western Sydney and is part of the Blacktown Local Government Area. It has a current student enrolment of 658.  FOEI is currently at 120, a decrease of 6 over the last 10 years.  Students come from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds with 5% of students identifying as Aboriginal and 79% from English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD). Mount Druitt Public School has three support classes, an Early Intervention Unit and two Multi Categorical classes with a focus on inclusion and challenging students to reach their full potential.  Two Preschool classes cater for 40 full time children. Each child is valued and respected as a unique, capable and competent learner and encouraged to participate in play through all aspects of our preschool program.

The school has completed a comprehensive community consultation exploring ideas presented by staff, students and parents, including parents of equity groups.  The analysis and consultation builds upon the work undertaken in the previous school planning cycle around developing whole school processes and programs to improve student growth by using assessment data to inform teaching and learning programs and practice. 

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,

Proven capacity to plan, lead, and evaluate teaching and learning initiatives using data-driven practices to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement aligned with the School Excellence Plan.

Demonstrated expertise in modelling evidence-based practices and data-driven pedagogy to effectively build teacher capacity and improve student outcomes.

A dedication to leading and implementing positive student wellbeing practices across a culturally and socioeconomically diverse community.

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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