Assistant Principal - Springwood Public School

Permanent full-time job at Springwood Public School (Springwood, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000ARGI
Closing date November 13, 2024 (AEST)
Location Burns Rd, Springwood 2777 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Mehmet Mehmet
02 4751 1333

About this job

Position Information

Springwood Public School is a school of excellence in the heart of the beautiful Blue Mountains. We currently have 362 students with our Special Education support unit (with 21 students) at the core of our school, catering for students with a variety of special needs, including autism. 26 of our students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.  Our school provides weekly Dharug language lessons to all students through our comprehensive cultural programs. This enables and strengthens our commitment to ensure that every student achieves their potential through education.

Our school culture is one of inclusion for all. We provide transition programs across the school including our support unit, integrating within our mainstream classes where appropriate. Our curriculum, student welfare, creative and performing arts programs as well as our technology, sport and science programs are the envy of the community living in the Blue Mountains. Our dedicated and experienced staff provide a wonderful and fulfilling educational experience for the students of Springwood Public School. Additional information about the school is available on the school website at www.springwoodpublicschool.com

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 combined with the proven capacity to effectively balance the dual roles of exemplary teacher and the complexities of a leadership role.

  1. Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead and build teacher capacity in the implementation of school programs, specifically mathematics, underpinned by evidence-based research and data to improve student learning outcomes.
  2. Well-developed emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills to effectively lead staff while prioritising student needs. 
  3. Proven expertise to promote, foster and celebrate innovation, collaboration and high expectations through HPGE programs.

 

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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