Please note as of Thursday, 14 December at 1:20pm an amendment has been made to the closing date
Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/DP864559
This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 1, 2024
Are you inspired to lead a culturally responsive, educative, and restorative learning environment ensuring every student feels a sense of belonging and positive well-being?
An exciting opportunity at Hedland Senior High School (SHS) we are seeking a passionate and innovative Deputy Principal to join our high-quality regional school.
Hedland Senior High School is seeking a progressive and creative, Deputy Principal to join our executive leadership team. The successful applicant will be a proactive and enthusiastic educator who is highly effective in leading whole school improvement.
The successful applicant will ideally have the ability to think and plan strategically and can identify innovative and practical solutions to problems and challenges whilst working collaboratively with the wider community to bring people together and inspire confidence. You should be a resilient and agile leader with a growth mindset, committed to making a difference in the lives of young people in our complex and rewarding school.
As a highly culturally responsive practitioner, committed to create and sustain a student-centred learning environment built on strong relationships, you will identify and implement strategies to meet the diverse needs of students and their families. You will communicate effectively and with diplomacy and modify your leadership to obtain the best outcomes for all. You will model and promote the school’s vision, mission and core values of: Care, Courtesy, Respect and Responsibility.
About the role
The Deputy Principal Student Support (DP-SS) leads the strategic leadership of student wellbeing. Key aspects of the portfolio will be leading the development of our Wellbeing Framework, Behaviour Support, and Attendance improvement. The DP-SS develops, reviews, and refines school policy and guidelines that govern all aspects of student wellbeing and support in collaboration with the school executive and senior leadership teams. They ensure quality case management, working collaboratively with the Program Coordinators - Student Support (PC-SS), to lead whole school student wellbeing initiatives and leading the development and implementation of a new vision for our morning Form/Homeroom Program.
The DP-SS uses their exceptional influence and evidence-based decision-making to build leadership capacity and skills, supporting PC-SS’s development as they oversee the operational management of our Student Support Centre. The DP-SS shares complex case involvement, and whole school case management working collaboratively with the onsite allied support team, external agencies and wider school staff and community to promote the wellbeing of each student. They lead the school in maintaining a positive learning environment where each students’ physical, social, intellectual, and emotional development is fostered, and our students thrive.
In collaboration with the Student Support and Aboriginal Education teams, you will review behaviour support processes and lead the implementation of a streamlined framework that is applied effectively and consistently by the whole school. Through you, PC-SS’s work with Student Support Leaders to ensure they are working proactively, promoting a sense of belonging for all students, working restoratively to solve conflict, and engaging students, caregivers and staff in participative decision-making, resulting in improved community relationships and whole school regular attendance.
While the position we are initially seeking to fill is primarily for the portfolio of Student Services and Student Wellbeing, there may be later movement in the team to meet future needs. We are looking for the applicant who has various skill sets and can display transferable skills and appropriate knowledge across whole school planning.
The Ideal Applicant
- You have a mastery of system data tools and the ability to develop targeted metrics to support your informed decision-making and strategic planning of targeted initiatives to enhance student wellbeing, progress, and achievement will be essential.
- You will have a deep belief that a positive school culture will support every student to consistently display positive and respectful behaviour. You continually strive to improve processes and practices and improved student outcomes.
- A life-long learner, you will be a self-motivated, reflective practitioner with a thirst for knowledge, set goals and achieve them. You are a passionate coach and mentor who authentically inspires staff performance and development.
- A highly organised leader, with exceptional collaborative skills, a demonstrated capacity to lead teams to deliver quality case management for students with complex support needs.
- Operating from a restorative and educative foundation, you can lead Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, are trained in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) possessing the ability to self-regulate and manage escalated situations with clarity and reason resulting in educative outcomes and develop these skills in others.
- A comprehensive knowledge or experience with Classroom Management Strategies (CMS) Instructions Strategies for Engagement (ISE), conferencing, Conference Accredited Training, (or equivalent), and a working knowledge of Compass would be advantageous.
Our school
Discover the magic of Western Australia’s North-West, where the red dirt truly gets under your skin. Each weekend you could be off on a new adventure, with some of WA’s most iconic attractions right on your doorstep. Explore WA’s rugged coastline, where you’ll find plenty of fishing, crabbing and even whale watching. Or why not head inland and explore half billion-year-old gorges in Karijini? It’s practically down the road.
Living in Hedland means being part of a vibrant community, where you can excel in your career while enjoying a diverse, multicultural town, with ancient Aboriginal heritage from our, Kariyarra people, a thriving arts and culture scene, stunning landscapes, and a down-to-earth lifestyle.
You’ll also get to work in a school which prides itself in supporting its staff to provide students with a supportive, inclusive environment where they can thrive. Our school is like its own community, a positive working environment where your colleagues are more like your friends.
For more information about Port Hedland visit: Port Hedland, Destination – Port Hedland
Hedland SHS, located in the Pilbara, is an Independent Public-School catering for students from Year 7 to Year 12. Our school prides itself on the staff's commitment to a system of positive behaviour supports which focus on care, courtesy, respect, and responsibility. These values underpin our philosophy at Hedland SHS. All staff strive to maintain a school culture which encourages a high standard of behaviour & performance. We take an approach that is inclusive, explicit and supports all students and staff to achieve success.
The school has worked hard to build a positive reputation for the excellent educational opportunities it offers students, the exceptional support for staff development and professional growth, and for its high standards of achievement. HSHS Facebook
Professional Benefits
Working at Hedland Senior High School provides you with the many professional and personal benefits of working for the Department of Education including:
- Attractive Country Teaching Program Allowance of $10, 210 per year
- Locality allowance of $3, 976 per year
- Attraction and Retention Incentive of $10,000
- Free relocation
- Subsidised GROH accommodation
- Percent employer contributions to superannuation
- Weeks’ vacation leave (school holidays)
- More than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave
- Air conditioning subsidy
- Travel concessions
- Optical aids subsidy
- Return Flights to Perth or another Regional centre
This selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy. Applicants assessed as suitable during this selection process may be considered for other similar vacancies that occur throughout our school for up to 12 months following this initial appointment. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.
To be suitable for this role, you will need to demonstrate the following work related requirements:
- Capacity to provide effective leadership in a diverse range of educational settings;
- High level of interpersonal and public relations skills that demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships to achieve planned outcomes;
- Professional knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge to ensure a high level of educational outcomes for all students (e.g. Aboriginal students, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds and students with special needs).
- Capacity to manage staff, physical and financial resources.
Applications will be assessed against the work related requirements of the position. The business needs of the school may also be considered. It is therefore recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.
The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
Further information about Hedland Senior High School can be found by visiting hedlandshs.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
Additional information about Independent Public Schools is also available here
For further job related information:
Please contact Janine Keall, Principal by telephoning 0417 634 197 or emailing Janine.Keall@education.wa.edu.au
You are encouraged to contact Polly Harcourt, Human Resources Officer for further information about this employment opportunity, including information about living and working in South Hedland, by telephoning 0467 818 346 or emailing polly.harcourt@education.wa.edu.au.
For specific information about the role requirements, please contact Associate Principal, Janine Keall, Principal by telephoning 0417 634 197 or emailing Janine.Keall@education.wa.edu.au
Application Instructions
All applications are submitted online. Select “Apply for Job”, at either the top or bottom of this screen and follow the instructions on your screen.
Your application should include:
- A four (4) page statement addressing the Work Related Requirements, in context of the role and business needs of the branch
- A CV of up to four (4) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- The contact details for two (2) work related referees who can attest to the claims made in your written application, preferably one being your current line manager.
It is recommended you have these documents completed and ready to attach before selecting “Apply for Job”.
You are asked to complete an online application form and attach your documentation, please allow enough time to complete this process as applications cannot be accepted after the closing date and time.
After you have submitted your application online, you will receive an email confirming lodgement. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please telephone (08) 9264 4127.
If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please telephone (08) 9264 8666 for assistance.
Eligibility and training requirements
Employees will be required to:
- provide evidence of eligibility to work in Australia for the term of the vacancy;
- consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit prior to commencement of employment
- obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check;
- meet the Department of Education Teacher Qualifications and Registration requirements;
- complete the Department’s induction program within three months of commencement;
- complete the Department’s training in Accountable and Ethical Decision-Making within six months of appointment and every three years thereafter;
- complete the Department’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness online course within 3 months of commencement; and
- complete any training specific to this role required by Departmental policy.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications must be submitted before 4.30pm (WST) on Tuesday, 2 January 2024
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE
PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
