<p><strong>PRINCIPAL | K-6 | 253 Students</strong><br /> <a href="https://www.stfxarncliffe.catholic.edu.au/">St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School Arncliffe</a><br /> <strong>Commencement Date:</strong> Term 1, 27 January 2023<br /> <strong>Closing Date</strong>: Sunday, 5 June 2022<br /> <br /> <strong>About Sydney Catholic Schools</strong><br /> <br /> 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 150 schools, more than 71,000 current students, 10,000 staff and a large alumni community.<br /> <br /> <strong>About the school</strong><br /> <br /> St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School Arncliffe has a strong community focus, committed to delivering academic excellence. Staff and students have high expectations of themselves and respect for one another in an inclusive and innovative school environment.<br /> <br /> The community nurtures curious, empathetic and collaborative problem solvers, confident in their faith and capabilities to live a life of promise in a rapidly changing world. With a focus on quality Catholic education, our school encourages a strong culture of professional development and collaborative practice.<br /> <br /> St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School caters for students' passions and prepares them to be confident, successful and hard-working individuals. Our school offers a range of extra-curricular opportunities and is committed to nurturing the individual gifts and talents of each student.<br /> <br /><strong> About you<br /></strong></p> <ul> <li>Are you an innovative educator ready to take the next step in your professional journey?</li> <li>Are you committed to lead a dynamic Catholic school of the future?</li> <li>Is the value of community important 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>You will have attained:</p> <ul> <li>a Masters in Educational Leadership or another educational discipline</li> <li>the 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>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 /><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=2207&amp;PostingSeq=1"> CLICK HERE</a> and follow the prompts. For any internal candidates please apply via your 'Careers tile' in Employee Self Service. </span>To support your application, you will be required to attach;</p> <ul> <li>Your current resume</li> <li>Cover letter</li> <li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/11DcL7HWDvglrQwgVLZYjx_nssdH0I9zm/view">Parish Priest reference</a></li> </ul> <p>For any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Emma Gleeson, Recruitment Supervisor <a href="mailto:hr.recruitment@syd.catholic.edu.au">hr.recruitment@syd.catholic.edu.au</a><br /> <br /><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>COVID-19 Vaccination Evidence</strong><br /> <br /> Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) is committed to ensuring the safety of our staff, students and school communities. In line with SCS' COVID-19 Policy, all staff are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (or subsequent variants) or have an approved medical contraindication which prevents them from receiving any dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine in order to work at or with a school, in central office or at any other location at which work is carried out by SCS. Compliance with this policy and providing evidence of vaccination is an essential requirement of employment.<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.</p>