This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 1, 2025
Roleystone Community College (CC) is becoming recognised as one of Western Australia’s outstanding public schools based on the excellence of its teaching and ability to meet the needs of every student. We are a school that provides a high-quality education to students from Kindergarten to Year 10. Roleystone builds promising futures for our students through providing excellent breadth and depth of education and a rich range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities. Roleystone CC values and fosters community partnerships and sees itself as a community asset.
Central to the students’ experience at Roleystone is a college culture that promotes learning. The school is driven by the deep belief that every student is capable of successful learning and that it is the responsibility of every teacher and leader to ensure that all students progress. Roleystone CC embraces the opportunities and challenges of a rapidly changing world to change lives for the better.
Every student at Roleystone CC matters!
As a school, as leaders and as teachers we don’t give up on students – we constantly explore new ways to engage students who are not making progress, or who are making progress at a rate beyond that of their peers. The personal and familial attributes and circumstances relating to a student are not viewed as reasons or excuses for a student’s lack of academic and/or social progress. Instead, they are viewed as challenges that need to be overcome.
Students will receive every assistance to overcome obstacles to learning, or to provide opportunities to achieve beyond the levels expected of them. We promote school and classroom environments that are safe, respectful, tolerant and inclusive and promote academic rigour. There will be a strong collegial culture of mutual trust, respect and support among teachers and school leaders, and positive, caring relationships between staff, parents, students and the wider community.
At Roleystone CC we focus on early identification and early intervention. Educational disadvantage is cumulative and as such, reducing this disadvantage in the early years provides an investment in the future of every child to ensure they are not left behind. This intervention is facilitated and led by our Associate Principals in conjunction with our School Psychologist and is implemented by specialist teachers and education assistants in conjunction with classroom teachers.
Our primary school has been demonstrating ongoing results at or above those of like schools and is poised to move from “good to great”. The successful applicant should bring the skills, knowledge and vision to make this happen.
Find out more about our school by visiting roleystonecc.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
Roleystone CC is seeking a permanent, enthusiastic, passionate and experienced Associate Principal – Primary to join its leadership team.
The Associate Principal - Primary will have a particular focus in Early Childhood Education (ECE), although will have expectations of leadership across the whole school. The successful applicant will work alongside the other two Associate Principals in our primary section of the school.
The Associate Principal - Primary would be jointly responsible for Instructional Leadership, Curriculum Development and Student Welfare of all of our primary children, with a particular focus in ECE. The school is looking for an experienced leader with particular strengths in leading development against the National Quality Standard (NQS), the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and appropriate programs such as Heggerty Phonemic Awareness, Letters and Sounds, Spelling Mastery and Talk for Writing.
Despite the obvious focus on ECE, applicants with leadership experiences in other areas of primary are still encouraged to apply.
The successful applicant should work collegiately and collaboratively to ensure effective leadership across the primary school.
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education you will enjoy a range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, training and career development opportunities and attractive leave provisions. Find out more about the benefits by visiting professional and personal benefits.
Want to know more?
Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Amy Edmunds, Associate Principal, by telephoning (08) 9391 6222 or emailing amy.pryke@education.wa.edu.au
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.
Eligibility
To work with us, you must:
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
- hold registration with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia
- obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and
- consent to a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website or in the attached application package.
Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
Application Instructions
Apply online in two easy steps:
Step 1: Select Apply for Job
Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents
Your application should include:
- A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A four (4) statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF
- Demonstrated 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.
- Demonstrated 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).
- Demonstrated capacity to manage staff, physical and financial resources.
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.
Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/DP923277
Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process. This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Monday, 28 October 2024
