Assistant Principal – Chester Hill Public School
Location: Sydney Region
Total Remuneration Package: valued at $168,******. This position attracts a base salary of $149,******, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation.
Chester Hill Public School is committed to providing cutting‐edge and enriched teaching and learning experiences. The school has 538 students with 77% coming from non‐English speaking backgrounds. We have less than one percent indigenous students. Our FOEI was 145.
Our early learning strategy provides for flexible delivery of curriculum in the K‐2 years, allowing students to progress through stage outcomes at a rate appropriate to their needs and abilities. K‐2 is supported through the provision of two Instructional leaders.
Years 3‐6 are placed in classes that support and enable explicit teaching across all Key Learning Areas. Quality teaching, literacy and numeracy remain the principal areas of focus, and these continue to be supported, developed and enhanced through professional learning and the purchase of teaching and learning resources.
Learning support programs include Best Start, Early Action for Success, InitiaLit, LAS, EAL/D, guided and home reading, and Focus on Reading. Numeracy support is actioned through the Quick Smart numeracy program.
Specific Selection Criteria
* Highly developed interpersonal and intrapersonal skills with the capacity to build strong relationships and engage students, staff, and parents.
* Demonstrated capacity to reflect on student, staff, and community data and work collaboratively to improve outcomes.
* Proven ability to lead teachers at varying stages in their careers through curriculum reform.
* Innovative approach to support student wellbeing and differentiated programming to engage all learners.
General Selection Criteria
* Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice.
* Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs.
* Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams.
* Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents.
* Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning.
* 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 people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above.
We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge their continued connection to their country and culture.
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