Assistant Principal (Mission)
St Peter’s Primary School PORT MACQUARIE
Port Macquarie
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 18 July 2019
Job overview
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL (Mission)
St Peter’s Primary School
Port Macquarie
The Assistant Principal Mission is an exemplary teacher who provides an excellent role model for other teachers in their understanding of quality learning and teaching that is holistic and informed by a distinctive Catholic Worldview. As a key member of the leadership team of a Catholic school, the Assistant Principal Mission is expected to exercise a unique professional relationship of support and loyalty to the leadership of the principal, and contribute to the implementation of the school’s vision that reflects the Catholic character of the school.
The Assistant Principal works closely with the principal in leadership of the school, contributes to the collaborative decision-making processes and assists in the planning, implementation and evaluation of school goals. The Assistant Principal will deputise in the absence of the Principal.
St Peter’s Primary School Port Macquarie fosters a commitment to the individual person and provides a rigorous platform for academic, cultural and sporting achievement. The School offers students a quality Catholic education based on the teachings of the Church from within the context of a strong faith community. The parish school embraces diverse opportunities for the students to excel in academic, cultural and sporting areas. The school has an enrolment of 522 students with 30.4 FTE teachers and 12.9 FTE non-teaching staff.
Selection Criteria
- Practising Catholic who witnesses to Catholic beliefs and practices.
- Relevant teaching and post graduate qualifications at Masters Level or above in Religious Education / Theology / Pastoral Ministry, or willingness to obtain
- Demonstrated ability to integrate Catholic beliefs and practices into all aspects of teaching and learning
- Experience leading and implementing the School and Diocesan Strategic Plans and Accountabilities
- Experience in promotion of effective, engaging and innovative Parish school evangelising community (including student evangelisation and Catechesis)
- Success in building the capacity of teachers for school evangelisation and discipleship formation
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to the development of co-responsible leadership
- Demonstrated ability to create and maintain supportive and safe learning environment
- Experience working collaboratively with strong negotiation skills
- Compliance with or progress towards compliance with Accreditation to Work, Teach and Lead as prescribed by the Bishops of NSW.
Important information for applicants (see attachments)
Assistant Principal (Mission)
Referee Report – Professional
Application Form
Referee Report – Parish Priest
Catholic Schools at a Crossroads
Foundational Values for Catholic Identity and Mission
To apply, please submit your full application including an application form, statement addressing the selection criteria, current resume, copies of qualifications and completed referee reports, including Parish Priest (referees may submit reports directly) to:
Recruitment Coordinator Email: recruitment@lism.catholic.edu.au
Applications close 9 am Monday 19 August 2019
Child Protection legislation requires preferred applicants to be subject to employment screening. Applicants must have legal right to work within Australia.
Information for teachers from interstate
If you are moving to NSW from another Australian state or territory, and you want to work as a teacher in NSW, you will be required to be accredited by the National Education Standards Authority (NESA). Each employer in NSW may have their own employment criteria and you should ensure you are aware of any specific requirements such as tertiary study in specific areas.
Already registered with another Australian teaching body?
If you hold current full registration from another Australian teacher registration body, your registration may be recognised by NESA. You will still need to apply for Provisional or Conditional Accreditation in NSW. You can then apply to have your interstate registration recognised through a process called Mutual Recognition.
Information on how to Register for Employment in the Lismore is available on the Catholic Schools Office website http://www.lism.catholic.edu.au/employment/employment-information/
Attached documents
About St Peter’s Primary School PORT MACQUARIE
- St Peter’s Primary School PORT MACQUARIE
- Ocean Drive, Port Macquarie
- New South Wales
- 2444
- Australia
St Peter’s Primary is a co-educational Catholic primary school catering for students in Kindergarten through to Year 6. The school is located in Port Macquire, New South Wales and belongs to the Parish of St Agnes.
St Peter’s Primary first opened in February 1993 with four classes, and has expanded over the years into the campus it is today.
Principal
Geoff Leary
Facilities
Facilities at St Peter’s Primary include well-resourced learning materials and technology that supports contemporary pedagogy.
Curriculum
The curriculum at St Peter’s include study blocks in both numeracy and literacy and Religious Education is taught to all classes. The school provides a comprehensive music program, an enrichment program and drama and arts programs that contribute to each students holistic education. Students are encouraged to develop their individual sporting skills and many students achieve representative honours. The Parent Friends Association at the school that ensures parents have a voice in the making of their child’s education.
School ethos
St Peter’s Primary supports the mission and vision of St Agnes Parish by pivoting students with a Catholic education in a caring, supportive and disciplined environment. Students are encouraged to apply the traditional Christian values of love, kindness and understanding in all that they do. The school aims to enable students to achieve fullness and success in both learning and life. The schools motto ‘Strength in Christ’ is an integral part to all aspects of the learning community.
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