Assistant Principal - Illawarra, Australia - NSW Government -Teaching Service

NSW Government -Teaching Service

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Illawarra, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Position Information:

Nowra East Public School (NEPS) is a Connected Communities school located on the South Coast of New South Wales.

We work in partnership with our community to provide excellent teaching and learning opportunities within a nurturing and inclusive environment.

We ensure that our 480 students, including 53% Aboriginal students, continually improve in cultural identity, wellbeing, literacy and numeracy outcomes.

We have seventeen regular classes, six support classes and a NSW Department of Education preschool, which achieved an 'exceeding' rating by ACECQA in 2019.

The school works closely with our three Aboriginal Educational Officers, Aboriginal community and the Nowra Local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group to support cultural understanding and connection to Country.

At NEPS we aim to provide excellence in education for all with a strong focus on literacy and numeracy. All staff engage in ongoing professional learning using current evidence-based pedagogy. Students, families, and staff collaboratively develop personal learning pathways for all students, providing adjustments for students with additional needs. NEPS is a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) School, and our values are safe, respectful, responsible learner.

Our commitment to quality education and authentic care ensures all students and their families feel welcome and thrive within our positive environment.

For further information visit our school website.

Selection Criteria:

Approval to teach infants and/or primary with proven capacity to balance exemplary classroom practices and management with the complexities of a leadership role.
A visible and inclusive leader who can build collaborative teams with a demonstrated ability to analyse data to plan, implement and evaluate evidenceinformed teaching practices.
Demonstrated ability to advocate for students by ensuring all learning needs are met through connecting and guiding students and families to access appropriate supports and embedding practices into the school day.
Demonstrated ability to build a positive school culture and learning environment and implement whole school wellbeing initiatives to improve student learning outcomes.

General Selection Criteria:

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 policies
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**About the NSW Department of Education