About this job
About Ferny Grove State High School
Ferny Grove State High School is a thriving secondary school with a proud tradition of academic, sporting, cultural, and community excellence. We foster a high-expectations culture where achievement, behaviour, and personal presentation are valued by all members of our school community.
At Ferny, our values of Respect, Learning, Community, and Creativity guide everything we do. We seek a leader who embodies these values and is passionate about fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment. Our rich and rigorous programs empower students to explore their interests and strengths, preparing them for success beyond school.
Anchored in our values, we ensure that every student is valued as an individual—encouraged and supported to Always Aim High. Our vision is: Every individual discovering their passion on their pathway of learning. We bring this vision to life through our purpose: to create an inclusive and respectful environment that fosters resilient, knowledgeable, and globally connected individuals.
About the Role
This role will be responsible for developing, implementing and embedding a culture of lifelong learning, growth and leadership across the student and staff body, to ensure Ferny Grove State High School continues to deliver upon its vision, every individual discovering their passion on their pathway of learning, and its purpose; to create an inclusive and respectful environment that fosters resilient, knowledgeable and globally-connected individuals.
This portfolio will be responsible for working with staff and students to identify what makes our school unique, translating this into a culture of high performance and subsequently, creating structures, processes and mechanisms to support ongoing professional development and growth, and lifelong learning.
This role will be forward-thinking and future-focused with the aim of ensuring staff retention, development and talent acquisition. It will have a deliberate and explicit focus on “people” development, as learners and leaders.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 2-pg response to the How you will be Assessed section of the attached role description.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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