This is a 12 month fixed term, full-time position commencing Term 1, 2025, with possible extension and/or permanency.
Bunbury Senior High School (SHS) celebrated its 100-year centenary in 2018, a school seeped in history, providing excellence in education. Perched on a hill overlooking both the cityscape of Bunbury and the extensive Bunbury beach front, it makes use of its location, extending the boundaries of the campus into the city, to provide students with a unique, rich learning experience in real world settings totally intertwined with the city itself.
The school’s historically listed buildings and exciting new additions symbolise its past and its future in education. Bunbury SHS is not just historically significant to Western Australia, it is a public secondary school whose reputation for care, teacher quality and innovative approach to curriculum implementation is changing the face of education within the South West Region. And it is doing so with impressive results!
The commitment of the leadership team to align system priorities while scanning the education horizons for best practice created the Bunbury SHS three-step philosophy enabling students to maximise their academic potential, resulting in high performance across a range of learning, social and civic outcomes.
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The Role
Deputy Principal – Student Services and Strategic Development
Bunbury SHS, is seeking a committed, highly effective leader to join the Executive Team in the role of Deputy Principal – Student Services and Strategic Development.
You will work closely with the principal and the executive team to provide educational leadership in the school and the community. The successful applicant should have exceptional interpersonal, organisational and communication skills, capable of building and maintaining collaborative partnerships across the school and wider community to share ownership of the school vision.
The Deputy Principal will lead and model a culture of self-reflection, growth mindset and continuous improvement. This means keeping up-to-date with educational research and trends, using this knowledge to drive improvement and innovation within the school. You will also provide coaching and mentoring to those you line manage as you promote professional growth and leadership capabilities in our leadership team members.
As a member of the Executive team, you will play a critical role in leading and managing the school. The successful applicant will have the ability to build productive relationships to drive strategic change and have experience in creating enabling conditions through data informed decision making practices. They will demonstrate the use of effective change management strategies to develop the Positive Learning Environment of the school. At Bunbury SHS this includes, but is not limited to, the leadership of; SEL (Social and Emotional) Program in lower school, House and Club culture of the school, direction for student leadership program, Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework implementation and Year 7 transition.
We are a Gifted and Talented (GAT) school. The school’s highly successful Visual Arts Specialist Program and Bunbury Elite Sports Training Program supports a wide range of options for Bunbury SHS students. This role also includes the oversight of the Visual Arts Specialist Program (VASP). Additionally, in collaboration with the principal and other members of the executive team, you will also be responsible for establishing and maintaining systems, policies, and procedures for the efficient, effective operation of the school. Specific to this position is that you have experience to ensure strategic leadership of the Student Services team, ensuring the schools focus on student wellbeing is enacted to allow students to achieve to their potential.
Bunbury (SHS) is the jewel of the South West Education Region and the 2019 Secondary School of the Year. With highly proficient teachers, in historic buildings, and a long tradition of excellence, we provide a place for all to flourish.
For a full list of roles and responsibilities please contact the principal of Bunbury Senior High School, Mike Sinagra, Principal on (08) 9797 8900 or michael.sinagra2@education.wa.edu.au
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education comes with a wide range of benefits designed to support both your professional and personal well-being. These benefits include competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, extensive training and career development opportunities, and attractive leave provisions. Here are some of the key benefits you will enjoy:
- 11.5 percent employer contributions to superannuation
- 12 weeks’ vacation leave (school holidays)
- Free relocation
Find out more about the benefits by visiting professional and personal benefits.
For additional information to all allowances and housing please contact Housing and Transport at housing.transport@education.wa.edu.au or on (08) 9264 5154.
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 Mike Sinagra, Principal on (08) 9797 8900 or michael.sinagra2@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 (1) 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 statement of up to four (4) pages, 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/DP939926
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, 9 December 2024
