<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>ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL | K-6 | 226 Students<br> <a href="https://www.strhurstville.catholic.edu.au/">St Raphael's Catholic Primary School South Hurstville</a></strong><br> <strong>Commencement Date</strong><strong>:</strong> Term 1, 28 January 2022<br> <strong>Closing Date</strong><strong>:</strong> Monday, 25 October 2021<br> <br> St Raphael's Catholic Primary School South Hurstville is a diverse community where all are welcome and respect for each other is paramount. Our dynamic, experienced team of committed professionals cater to the individual learning needs of each child using a collaborative, holistic, whole school team approach. St Rapheal's Catholic Primary School South Hurstville, is a Newman School and prides itself on strong academic results. The school offers students a very happy and positive environment to allow students to thrive socially and academically.<br> <br> Catholic values are essential to all we do and in strong partnership with parents, we prepare our young people to be active, caring contributors in their world.<br> <br> <strong>About You</strong><br> <br> As the Assistant Principal, you will play a vital part in establishing a sense of belonging and partnership within our community. Joining a strong leadership team, the key areas of supporting the Principal include pastoral leadership, teaching and student care. You will have strong communication skills, strong interpersonal skills and be driven to learn and bring new ideas to the leadership team.<br> <br> <strong>To be considered for this role, you must demonstrate proven experience in:<br></strong></p> <ul> <li>supporting the creation of a contemporary, student-centric learning culture</li> <li>developing and implementing effective strategies for high-quality induction and professional learning of staff including performance reviews</li> <li>working collaboratively with staff to build their professional capacity</li> <li>driving a personal and team commitment to continuous school improvement using problem-solving, creative thinking, feedback and advice</li> <li>motivating and working with others to initiate and foster evidence-based reflection, and future-focused improvement to achieve best practice in contemporary teaching and learning</li> <li>understanding the diverse nature of learners and proven excellence in meeting their needs</li> <li>creating a Catholic learning culture of shared responsibility focused on quality teaching and quality learning for all students</li> <li>managing and leading change and improvement within a school and its community</li> <li>creating a culture of inclusion and hospitality by initiating relevant opportunities to engage with parents, caregivers and parish to build and maintain effective partnerships</li> <li>leading as part of a Network in establishing a compelling pre to post educational experience</li> <li>contributing actively to the life and mission of the Catholic Church, through word and action, demonstrating the values of the Gospel at work.</li> </ul> <p>You will have attained or be pursuing the following qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>postgraduate studies in Leadership, Religion, Theology or Education</li> <li>requirements of <a href="https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/policies/accreditation-policy-to-work-teach-and-lead-in-sydney-catholic-schools">(Category E)</a> in the <em>Accreditation Policy to Work Teach and Lead in Sydney Catholic Schools</em> or agree to meet these requirements in your first contract term.</li> </ul> <p>SCS offers a generous salary package for school leadership positions and the salaries for SCS Assistant 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=1899&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> To complete the application process you will need to attach:</p> <ul> <li>cover letter (addressing the above criteria)</li> <li>resume.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Working With Children Check (WWCC)</strong><br> This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.<br> <br> <strong>OUR MISSION</strong><br> <em>To know and love Christ through learning.</em><br> <br> <strong>OUR VISION</strong><br> <em>Thriving Catholic communities through excellent teaching and learning.</em><br> <br> <strong>OUR VALUES</strong><br> <em>Truth, empathy, excellence, curiosity, and collaboration.</em><br> </p>