Deputy Principal Primary K-6 - Artarmon Public School

Organisation / Entity: Teaching Service

Job category: Schools | TCH Other

Job location: Sydney Region

Job reference number: 0000APBB

'Total remuneration package: Remuneration package valued at $185,077.00. This position attracts a base salary of $164,044.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation.

Contact: Jono Coombes 02 9411 1950

Closing date: 18/09/2024 - 04:00 PM

Position Information

Artarmon Public School is located on the lower north shore and has a student enrolment of 1200. The school culture is that of high expectations, reflected by the attainment of excellence in academic achievement. As part of the total enrolment population at Artarmon PS, there are 4 Opportunity Classes of 30 students. Our school is supported by a strong and vibrant multicultural community, with over 86% of our students having a language background other than English. Artarmon Public School has a large and diverse teaching staff who provide teaching and learning opportunities that contribute to the development of self-evaluative, resilient lifelong learners. Capacity building of all staff through distributive practices enables teachers to engage in high-quality professional learning, grounded in evidence-based research to improve both teacher and student learning. Students have the opportunity to become involved in a range of extracurricular activities that support the development of the whole child, with a particular emphasis on the creative and performing arts. There are strong links between the school and community, with an energetic P&C, consisting of parents, caregivers, and the wider community who support the school with a number of initiatives to provide additional resources for students.

Selection Criteria

• In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary 
• Demonstrated ability to lead, collaborate, implement, and evaluate whole school initiatives that build capacity of middle leaders and teaching staff to improve student outcomes.
• Approachable and visible leader with exemplary interpersonal and communication skills and a strong commitment to foster positive staff collaborative culture.
• High level organisational skills with proven experience in leading and managing school operations, policies, and procedures to ensure a high-quality environment for students, staff, and parents.
• Experience in leading effective student wellbeing and diverse authentic partnerships that build the school as a cohesive educational community.

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

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.