Deputy Principal
Queensland Department of Education
Date: 1 week ago
City: Mount Isa, Queensland
Contract type: Full time
We're a K-10 School of 200 students situated on Lardil Country within a Community of Islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria, far North West Queensland. We invite the young people of the Community to Thaldi Bana Merri - "come and learn", as we teach and learn the Curriculum through connection to Country, Culture and Language.
We are looking for a dynamic, innovative person to join our leadership Team as a Deputy Principal. Are you looking for a remote adventure where you can make a real difference to young peoples' lives? Read on!
About The Department
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About The Role
As Deputy Principal, you will be working closely alongside another Deputy Principal to support the management of the School across the K-10 cohort. This is a flexible role, with some scope for negotiation around sharing of responsibilities, based on the strengths and desired areas of growth for the successful applicant.
You will have responsibility for leading the following activities and delivery of the following key tasks:
Key Skills and Attributes include:
Interested? To Apply:
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).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
Occupational group Education & Training
We are looking for a dynamic, innovative person to join our leadership Team as a Deputy Principal. Are you looking for a remote adventure where you can make a real difference to young peoples' lives? Read on!
About The Department
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About The Role
As Deputy Principal, you will be working closely alongside another Deputy Principal to support the management of the School across the K-10 cohort. This is a flexible role, with some scope for negotiation around sharing of responsibilities, based on the strengths and desired areas of growth for the successful applicant.
You will have responsibility for leading the following activities and delivery of the following key tasks:
- Assist the Principal to lead the school community to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focussed on providing quality learning outcomes for all students.
- Deputise for the Principal when required.
- Uphold the deputy principalship as a values based, ethical and moral activity.
- Embed socially just practices in daily school life.
- Set high standards for student and staff performance.
- Actively participate in lifelong learning and ongoing professional development.
Key Skills and Attributes include:
- Know the Australian Curriculum and able to oversee its implementation within a K -10 school setting.
- Able to support the effective teaching of reading, through professional knowledge of the Reading Commitment and the Simple View of Reading.
- Understand key pedagogies that support success for I/EALD learners.
- Familiar with the K-12 Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework (CARF) and able to oversee its implementation within a P-10 School setting.
- Able to Line Manage a team of teachers and Middle Leaders and develop their capability utilising the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and Performance Development Plans.
- Able to effectively manage student behaviour by supporting implementation of Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) multi-tiered systems of support.
- Able to communicate effectively and build trust relationships with parents, Community members and Service Providers to support all students at School to be successful.
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page response to the How you will be assessed section of the attached role description.
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).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
Occupational group Education & Training
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