Assistant Principal Learning and Support - Jindabyne Public School

Position Information

The Assistant Principal Learning Support are often the first point of contact for the Team Around a School. Assistant Principals Learning Support, support school staff including learning and support teachers to develop and implement adjusted educational programs for students and provide guidance and advice on Nationally Consistent Collection of Data, curriculum differentiation, support for behaviour and adjustments for learning.

Assistant Principal Learning Support also provide professional support for learning and support teachers through professional learning activities, network meetings, and individual advice and support.

Jindabyne is located at the base of the Snowy Mountains on Monero-Ngarigo land, approximately 2 hours south of Canberra. Jindabyne Public School currently has a student population of approximately 300 students (approximately 3% identifying asAboriginal) and the planned build caters for expansion to approximately 500 students. The school caters for a diverse student population and places a strong focus on academic success, student aspiration and the provision of opportunity. The school’s unique context provides opportunity for a variety of specialised programs. Strong parent and community partnerships support enriched learning experiences and provide meaningful connections to broader perspectives and opportunities. The unique context of this school sees student enrolments increase through winter requiring innovation and collaboration to support student success.

Selection Criteria

In addition to the general selection criteria,

1. Approval to teach students with learning and support needs (primary and/or secondary) and/or experience teaching students with learning and support needs (primary and or secondary).
2. Ability to provide direct support to schools as part of the Team Around a School to tailor educational approaches for students with additional learning and wellbeing requirements.

General Selection Criteria

1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy

Conditions

An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.

Special Notes

The position advertised is currently based a Jindabyne Public School. Discussions about base school can be had with the successful candidate within the Eden Monaro Principal Network.

The Assistant Principal Learning Support is an itinerant position that travels across the Eden-Monaro Principal Network providing direct support to schools. The successful candidate must hold a valid driver's licence and have the ability to travel between schools within the network.

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

About the NSW Department of Education

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.