<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 | 7-12 | 801 Students<br /> <a href="https://olshkensington.syd.catholic.edu.au/">Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College Kensington</a><br /> Commencement Date:</strong> Term 1, 28 January 2022<br /> <strong>Closing Date:</strong> Monday, 25 October 2021<br /> <br />Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College Kensington is a future-focused community, keenly focused on preparing our young women for tomorrow's world. Our school nurtures a learning environment that develops faith-filled, adaptive thinkers who influence our society for the greater good. In an environment of growth and opportunity, our young women are offered dynamic and interconnected learning experiences as we seek out opportunities to partner with industry, agencies and tertiary institutions, so students are engaged in active, authentic, inquiry-based learning experiences.<br /> <br /><strong>About You</strong><br />As the Assistant Principal, you will play a vital role ensuring we are centred on the holistic development of our young women who are growing up in a global community. We are a community that develops women who embrace our Heart spirituality, as they learn to love and lead with love.<br /> <br />You will be genuinely student-centred; enabling a culture where students can learn in a variety of ways in an environment that is safe, caring and where every individual is valued. With an interconnection of faith development, social and emotional development through a positive psychology lens, you will work as part of a team to cultivate a growth mindset across the community - staff, students and parents - where learners are empowered and learning is personalised.<br /> <br /><strong>To be considered for this role, you must demonstrate proven experience in:</strong></p> <ul dir="ltr"> <li>supporting the creation of a contemporary, student-centric learning culture</li> <li>developing and implementing effective strategies for high-quality professional learning of staff including performance reviews 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 dir="ltr">You will have attained or be pursuing the following qualifications:</p> <ul dir="ltr"> <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 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 dir="ltr">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<br /></strong><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=1901&amp;PostingSeq=1">CLICK HERE</a> and follow the prompts. 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 dir="ltr"> <li>cover letter (addressing the above criteria)</li> <li>resume.</li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"><strong><br />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.<br /></em><br /><strong>OUR VISION</strong><br /> <em>Thriving Catholic communities through excellent teaching and learning.<br /></em><br /><strong>OUR VALUES</strong><br /> <em>Truth, empathy, excellence, curiosity, and collaboration.</em></p>