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About this job
Position Information
Brewarrina Central School is located 800kms northwest of Sydney and caters for 115 students from Kindergarten to Year 12. 99% of students identify as Aboriginal. The students come from the township of Brewarrina and outlying villages of Gongolgon and Weilmoringle. At Brewarrina Central School every student is known, valued and cared for. There is a continuing strengthening of school/community partnerships supported by the Connected Communities Strategy, SRG (School Reference Group) and AECG (Aboriginal Education Consultative Group). The Senior Leader Community Engagement (SLCE) works closely with the school and community to facilitate communication and participation. There are partnerships with external agencies such as universities, RTOs, Clontarf, NASCA and NGOs including health & well-being services. These key partnerships support Brewarrina Central School students and families to ensure they are ready and equipped for school. It provides a wide range of opportunities for students both within and beyond the classroom.
Our school currently has 5 executive staff, 15 teachers and 21 administration and support staff, which includes additional staff employed through school-based funding to better support the learning needs of our students. As a school we are committed to the ongoing employment of local Aboriginal people in a range of roles such as learning support officers, administration and teaching staff. This enhances our school community connections. The school embraces the local Ngemba culture and language and recognises and values the cultures of all people who live in the Brewarrina area. Brewarrina Central School is well supported by its families and the wider community. The school leadership team is cohesive and dedicated with a wide range of educational experience.
The school has excellent facilities, which include well– maintained classrooms in pleasant, green surroundings. The school has recently updated our High School uniform as well as upgrading our PBL signage to further support our Behaviour Strategy. Connected Communities is a strategy to drive improved educational outcomes for Aboriginal children and young people. The strategy positions schools as community hubs that broaden the influence of the community and school leadership in the delivery of key services that support children and young people from birth through school into further training, study and employment. The Executive Principal will work in partnership with the local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group and the local community to achieve the key accountabilities of the role.
This appointment is for an initial period of three years, with the possibility of extension for the duration of the Connected Community strategy to the end of 2034.
General Selection Criteria
1. High level educational leadership with the skills to lead and manage a complex public school focused on the delivery of high quality education
2. Ability to lead and manage rigorous and inclusive whole school teaching and learning programs
3. High level communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build positive relationships and engage all levels of the school and educational community
4. Ability to lead and manage the development and performance of staff to improve teaching and learning
5. Ability to plan systems and manage resources effectively and equitably to enhance teaching and learning
6. Capacity to lead staff in implementing the Department's Aboriginal education policy and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people
Specific Selection Criteria
In addition to the general selection criteria,
1. Deep level knowledge and understanding of the Connected Communities Strategy, department’s Aboriginal Education polices and related government policies and strategies.
2. Strong educational leadership, strategic analysis and planning capability, combined with creative problem solving skills to drive innovative programs and initiatives that lead to high quality learning outcomes for Aboriginal students.
3. Demonstrated capacity to implement the schools shared vision and plan in partnership with the local community while being dynamic and responsive to achieve results.
4. Ability to build collaborative relationships with key government and non-governments agencies particularly the NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Inc. to drive improved outcomes for Aboriginal students.
5. Ability to inspire confidence in Public Education.
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
An Executive Principal appointed to an incentive school will also receive the incentives that 8, 6 or 4 point incentive schools attract and the locality allowances relevant to the school.
Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
The department is progressively introducing a great range of new benefits and incentives for teachers and executives in rural and remote NSW public schools. Use the link to find out more about the benefits and incentives. https://education.nsw.gov.au/teach-nsw/find-teaching-jobs/choose-rural/benefits-and-incentives/how-the-benefits-work
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.