Advertised Vacancy Number: PR924523
Appointment Pool
Ngaanyatjarra Lands School is seeking to establish a pool of team-oriented instructional leaders for appointments to permanent and fixed term, full-time Principal vacancies across our eight remote community schools, initially at our Jameson, Wanarn and Wingellina campuses. Appointments can be made from the pool at any time for commencements up until the end of Term 1, 2025.
About the Role
The campus Principal provides classroom support teaching part-time and oversees a rigorous and stimulating learning program based on the school’s endorsed curriculum, with a particular focus on the promotion of linking the local context and held understandings to the content being taught from the WA Curriculum. To this end, we are seeking campus leaders who will actively support the directions of the school with the central ethos of targeted learning and the development of expertise within two-way teaching teams. Two-way teaching and learning includes the Two-Way Science program and the ability to lead the school and community in this learning area is essential. The focus for secondary education is based on Big Picture Education which incorporates a student-focussed approach and requires an informed and creative leader who actively seeks opportunities for students and collaboration with community agencies.
The campus Principal will be expected to have cross-cultural skills that enable them to interact respectfully with students, parents/carers and community members in order to make them feel welcome, consolidate a sense of cultural safety, personal well-being and meaningful teaching and learning. They will develop a shared responsibility for the engagement and regular participation of their students.
As a highly professional educator, suitable applicants will have much to offer to the stakeholders with whom they interact but should also assume that they will need the capacity to be flexible and to learn new skills in an environment that is possibly unfamiliar to them. This will involve actively participating in their community and developing an understanding and appreciation of a language and culture quite different from their own.
Suitable applicants will form part of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands School’s leadership team and assist in the development of the school’s vision and strategic direction, along with developing campus-based operational plans to ensure the local implementation of the school’s key strategies. This includes embedding the values and actions of the Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework across all aspects of school management, teaching and learning. They will be the campus site manager and will have responsibility for the effective and efficient performance of the campus operations.
Besides being a member of a team – the school leadership team – the campus Principal is also the leader of a campus-based team and will need highly developed interpersonal and problem-solving skills. Life for teachers in remote communities can be challenging and the campus Principal has to ensure that support is provided to teachers that enable them to grow and develop professionally. The campus Principal will also have responsibility for engaging and supporting local Aboriginal Yarnangu staff who have the desire and capacity to work in the school. Developing and consolidating authentic relationships with Yarnangu people and facilitating their contribution and leadership within the school is imperative.
The Principal supports the Department’s objectives for the public education and training of students in Western Australia. The role of the Principal is to lead and manage the planning, delivery, evaluation and improvement of the education of all students in a community through the deployment of resources provided by the Department of Education and the school community.
For more information about working in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands and the exciting employment opportunities we have to offer, please watch our video below.
Given the uniqueness of our school, we’re inviting applicants an opportunity to learn more by joining our WebEx meeting from 4:00pm to 5:00pm WST on Wednesday, 6 November 2024.
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About Ngaanyatjarra Lands School
Ngaanyatjarra Lands School is a remote network of eight remote community school campuses catering for Indigenous students from Kindergarten to Year 12. The Western Desert Cultural Bloc occupies a large region west of the tri-state border in Western Australia.
For additional information about the Ngaanyatjarra Lands School, please visit NGLandSchool.wa.edu.au or Schools Online.
For Further Job Related Information
Full details of the role, including selection criteria and eligibility and training requirements, are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
For more specific information on the role and responsibilities, please contact Jason Van Poelgeest, Executive Principal, on 0400 268 467 or Jason.VanPoelgeest@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.
Application Instructions
To be considered for this position, please complete the online application form that includes details of 2 work related referees (one being your current line manager), and attach the following:
- A 5 page statement addressing the selection criteria (found in the attached JDF), in context of the role and business needs of the school;
- A CV of up to 5 pages that includes your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position.
Please refer to the attached for further information on how to apply. It is recommended you consider all information contained in the advertisement any other related information before applying for the vacancy.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, or if you do not receive a confirmation email once submitted, please contact us for assistance on 08 9264 8317.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Friday, 15 November 2024.
