Principal Level P2 - Metford Public School

Permanent full-time job at Metford Public School (Metford, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000ARL0
Closing date November 20, 2024 (AEST)
Location Melaleuca Drive, Metford 2323 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Sophie Johnston
02 4931 3555

About this job

Position Information
At Metford Public School we believe that when every student is known, valued and cared for, they are empowered to be successful and resilient learners. A culture that promotes a collaborative approach ensures the best possible learning opportunities for every student at every level across the school. As a school community we strive towards inclusivity in an environment that nurtures, encourages high expectations, continuous improvement, individual success and confidence to achieve.
 
Metford Public School is a focal point of the community and caters for students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Our current enrolment is 273 students in mainstream K-6 and 22 students in a three-class support unit that will increase to 4 classes in 2025.  30% of our students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples, 45% of students require low level adjustments for disability and 8% of students have English as an Additional Language or Dialect.  Our school has excellent facilities which include well maintained classrooms and access to large areas of green play space and two play equipment areas.
 
The school is a proud member of the Hunter Principal Network and shares the collective approach to explicit teaching and high potential and gifted education with our partner schools.
 
Student Growth and Attainment, Engagement and Leadership form our strategic directions. These areas will build upon the work undertaken in the previous school planning cycle featuring student engagement and community engagement. We recognise that a whole school approach, including all members of the school community, will be needed to achieve improvement in student performance and wellbeing.
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. Highly visible, approachable and collaborative leader with outstanding communication and organisational skills, who inspires and empowers staff, working closely with students and school community.
  2. A dynamic leader with proven ability to foster a high expectations environment where staff work cohesively to provide outstanding pedagogy and curriculum implementation through a culture and shared belief that strong academic outcomes are attainable by all students.
  3. Demonstrated capacity to lead an inclusive school environment that is culturally safe for all members of the school community, including proactive strategies to support the wellbeing of students and staff.
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

 

Classification Structure for Principals:

The Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 2020 details the new principal classification structure based on complexity of schools which commenced in 2016. Please refer to the information regarding the Classification Structure for Principals.

 

The classification and remuneration of our school principals is based on school complexity, as measured through each school’s RAM allocation. As part of the ongoing application of the new structure a review of thresholds and outcomes will occur on an annual basis. The principal classification for this school is Principal Level P2 for 2024 and also for 2025.

 

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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