Foundation Principal

Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE), we want to teach, challenge and transform through our service, support and leadership for Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Brisbane. As a community of faith, BCE inspires students with a love of learning and a heart of hope, empowering them to shape and enrich our world. BCE is a learning community of 141 schools. 

With the population steadiliy growing in the region, St Ann’s School is a BCE master planned primary school opening in 2020. Launching with Prep to Year 3 and growing by one year level at a time until it reaches Year 6, it is envisioned that St Ann’s will be a four-stream school catering for 780 students. 

The Principal, St Ann’s School leads the religious life of the school and builds a vibrant Catholic identity within the school community within the St Francis Xavier Parish. With a degree of autonomy that only comes with building a school “from the ground up”, you’ll thrive as you grow the engagement, progress, achievement and well as you grow a sustainable school community, ensuring stewardship of resources with transparency, accountability and compliance within BCE.

BCE is seeking a school leader with solid experience in bringing innovative thinking to meet new challenges within a system environment. Modelling and fostering a commitment to the safeguarding of children and promote a culture where student protection is the responsibility of everyone is essential.

Applicants for this role must meet the following essential eligibility criteria:

• be a committed, practicing Catholic, or in an ecumenical school a committed practising member of one of the faith traditions represented in that Ecumenical school;
• hold, or be eligible to hold, registration as a teacher in Queensland;
• have educational leadership and/or administrative experience;
• Postgraduate qualifications at a Masters-level in Religious Education, Theology or Christian Leadership or a commitment to complete study to attain such a qualification.

Successful applicants who are new to principalship in Brisbane Catholic Education will be supported through a professional learning plan to be undertaken in the first two to four years of employment. For new appointees who do not have Masters-level qualifications in Religious Education, Theology or Christian Leadership, the professional learning plan will include support to reach the equivalent of a Masters-level qualification.

Estimated Start Date: Mid Year 2019 

Initial Contract Period: Initial 4 year contract phase with a further 8 years subject to satisfactory performance in the role 

Classified Salary and Range: Currently $147,890 to $161,798 gross per annum plus super

School of Special Character Allowance: Not applicable 

Campus: Primary -  Fifth Year predicted enrolments 515 

NB: The Role Description, Eligibility Criteria and Confidential Statement proformas for this position are provided as attachments, and should be downloaded from this webpage prior to the commencement of your application (see below). 

Contact Person: Amanda Hernandez

Contact Telephone: (07) 3033 7469

Contact Email: amanda.hernandez@bne.catholic.edu.au

The successful applicant may be required to undertake teaching duties as part of this role.

This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child related employment in accordance with the law.