<p>Catholic schools have been delivering excellence in education to Sydney school students for 200 years. Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) continues to be a thriving and growing contemporary educational community with over 150 schools, more than 71,000 current students, 10,000 staff and a large alumni community.<br> <br> <strong>PRINCIPAL | K-6 | 596 Students</strong><br> <a href="https://www.stcpanania.catholic.edu.au/">St Christoper's Catholic Primary School Panania</a><br> <strong>Commencement Date:</strong> Term 1, 28 January 2022<br> <strong>Closing Date:</strong> Monday, 25 October 2021<br> <br> St Christopher's Catholic Primary School Panania is a dynamic and inclusive school with an enduring sense of Catholic community. The school has a strong partnership with its parish priest, Fr Salas Muttathukattil MSFS. Our school is able to connect families with the parish through a number of opportunities such as family masses, sacramental programs and outreach programs.<br> <br> St Christopher's Catholic Primary School Panania provides a strong focus on contemporary learning, catering for a variety of individual student needs. The state-of-the-art learning spaces enable students to embrace learner agency. As an original Newman school St Christopher's is also highly regarded in the local area for its work in gifted education. Exceptional professional learning underpins a collaborative culture that provides a rich and holistic curriculum providing students with opportunities to creatively problem solve, make a difference in their community and become successful learners for life.<br> <br> We strive to nurture curious, empathetic and collaborative students who are confident in their faith and abilities and who are inspired to live a life of promise in a rapidly changing world.<br> <br> <strong>About you</strong></p> <ul> <li>Are you an innovative educator ready to take the next step in your professional journey?</li> <li>Do you think you can lead a dynamic Catholic school of the future?</li> <li>Is the value of community pivotal to you?</li> <li>Are you energised by creating experiences that challenge schools, students, teachers and parents to achieve and grow in ways they never thought possible?</li> <li>Can you build a great team and strong relationships that are faith-filled and optimistic?</li> <li>Do you actively contribute to the life, mission and work of the Catholic faith community?</li> </ul> <p>In this exciting and rewarding role, you will be involved in making a difference in the lives of young people by:</p> <ul> <li>making explicit, through witness and example, the mission of Catholic schools</li> <li>leading strategic change through consultation and collaboration with stakeholders</li> <li>developing innovative programs to address individual students' needs</li> <li>improving student outcomes by improving the effectiveness of teaching and learning</li> <li>creating a school-wide professional learning culture</li> <li>monitoring the performance and organisational health of the school to identify ways to improve the educational experience</li> <li>promoting a culture of informed decision-making, transparency and collaboration incorporating the use of data</li> <li>leading as part of a Network in establishing a compelling pre to post educational experience</li> <li>examining the context of the broader community and global educational trends for the benefit of the school.</li> </ul> <p><br> You will have attained:</p> <ul> <li>a Masters in Educational Leadership or another educational discipline</li> <li>the requirements of (Category E) in the Accreditation Policy to Work Teach and Lead in Sydney Catholic Schools or agree to meet these requirements in your first contract term.</li> </ul> <p>As an educational leader, you will champion and support the ongoing personal and professional development of yourself and your team. Strategically your vision will be to build and foster a culture of continuous improvement and sustainability in all areas within your school.<br><br> SCS offers a generous salary package for school leadership positions and the salaries for SCS Principal roles are available at <a href="https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/careers/salary-package">https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/careers/.</a><br> <br> <strong>APPLICATION PROCESS</strong><br> <br> To apply for this position please <a href="https://cgprod.phris.org.au/psp/CGPRD/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&amp;Action=U&amp;FOCUS=Applicant&amp;SiteId=2&amp;JobOpeningId=1892&amp;PostingSeq=1">CLICK HERE</a> and follow the prompts.<br> <br> For any internal candidates please apply via your 'Careers tile' in Employee Self Service.<br> <br> If you have any questions, please contact the Recruitment team via hr.recruitment@syd.catholic.edu.au.<br> <br> Working With Children Check (WWCC)<br> This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.<br> <br> <br> <strong>OUR MISSION</strong><br> To know and love Christ through learning.<br> <br> <strong>OUR VISION</strong><br> Thriving Catholic communities through excellent teaching and learning.<br> <br> <strong>OUR VALUES</strong><br> Truth, empathy, excellence, curiosity, and collaboration.<br> <br> <br> </p>