<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 | 202 Students<br /> <a href="https://www.stmbrighton.catholic.edu.au/">St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands</a><br /> Commencement Date:</strong> Term 1, 28 January 2022<br /> <strong>Closing Date:</strong> Monday, 25 October 2021<br /> </p> <p dir="ltr">St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands has been an important part of the SCS community for over 50 years with a wonderful partnership with its Parish Priest, Fr Manuel Santiago. At St Thomas More's we provide our students with an exciting, dynamic and contemporary curriculum with a variety of educational activities catering for the needs of all our students. Our dedicated team builds positive relationships with their students and families; guiding, supporting and assisting them in every possible way.<br /> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>About You</strong><br /> As the Assistant Principal, you will play a vital part in establishing a sense of belonging and partnership within our community. Key areas of supporting the Principal include pastoral leadership, teaching and student care.<br /> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>To be considered for this role, you must demonstrate proven experience in:<br /></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 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 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 /> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>APPLICATION PROCESS</strong><br /><span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;To apply for this position please CLICK HERE and follow the prompts.\nFor any internal candidates please apply via your 'Careers tile' in Employee Self Service.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:641,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0}">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=1903&amp;PostingSeq=1">CLICK HERE </a>and follow the prompts.<br />For any internal candidates please apply via your 'Careers tile' in Employee Self Service.</span><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>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></p>