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Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/DP898925
This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 3, 2024.
We are looking for an applicant who ideally has outstanding communication and interpersonal skills and who is committed to achieving optimal outcomes for all students. These skills will see you negotiate effectively and build and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders, as we continue to grow the college. The ideal applicant would be someone highly motivated, energetic, with a sense of humour, and who displays the qualities needed to bring people together, inspire confidence, identify opportunities, and establish new initiatives.
The Associate Principal will ideally be dynamic, highly visible and a proven high performer with demonstrated successful leadership and management experience and strong professional knowledge. Knowledge and experience in Student Services, Classroom Management Strategies (CMS), instructional leadership, coaching and mentoring, and classroom observation and feedback is highly desirable. In addition, an understanding of both policy and policy implementation strategies focused on the health and well-being of staff and students is essential.
With the commitment and desire to create and sustain a student-centred learning environment, you should identify and implement strategies to meet the diverse needs of students and their families. You will ideally communicate effectively and with diplomacy and modify your leadership style to obtain the best outcomes from all; whilst modelling and promoting the school’s vision and values to develop a staff culture dedicated to the success of all students.
As an integral member of the leadership team, you goal will be to establish and maintain collaborative and respectful relationships with a range of stakeholders across the school community, including effective partnerships with external agencies, to ensure all students’ needs are met. You should consistently model, support, and promote positive relationships between students, parents/caregivers and staff and engage parents/caregivers and the wider community in the educational work of the school.
Darling Range SC is a Positive Behaviour School that encourages resilient and independent students. The ability to build and maintain safe, positive learning environments where students flourish is important for our students’ success. Effective classroom management is critical in this role.
This selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy. Applicants assessed as successful 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 successful 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.
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For further job related information:
Please contact Rob Lawson, Principal, by telephoning (08) 9453 0100 or emailing Rob.lawson@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 Thursday, 13 June 2024
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE
PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.