<p>Applications are invited for the following position: </p><p><b>PRINCIPAL </b></p><p><b><i>St Thomas the Apostle Primary School – Cranbourne East </i></b></p><p><b><i>Current Enrolment: 698 (February 2020) </i></b></p><p><b><i>Proposed Classification: Principal Level 5 (550 - 699 students) </i></b></p><p><b><i>Commencement Date: Term 1, 2021 or by negotiation (for a period of eight years) </i></b></p><p><b><br />School Profile</b>    </p><p>St Thomas the Apostle Primary School is a co-educational Catholic school in the growth corridor of Cranbourne East and Clyde. The school was established in 2014 to serve the growing local community, to teach the Catholic faith, to promote educational excellence and to nurture the growth and wellbeing of all students, families and staff. </p><p>St Thomas the Apostle School is committed to: </p><ul><li>Fostering the mission of the Catholic Church </li><li>Building and promoting recontextualised, dialogical communities </li><li>Implementing a high-quality Religious Education Curriculum </li><li>Building teaching capacity for expert teacher practice </li><li>Ensuring an accelerated rate of progress in learning for all students </li><li>Nurturing and developing instructional leaders. </li></ul><p><b>Requirements for all Applicants </b></p><ul><li>Accreditation to Teach Religious Education or Lead in a Catholic School, or exemption from the requirement of Accreditation </li><li>Full registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching </li><li>Master or Postgraduate qualifications in Education, Leadership, Religious Education or Theology </li><li>Relevant leadership experience in schools. </li></ul><p><b>Key Selection Criteria </b></p><p>The successful applicant will have a demonstrated capacity: </p><p><b><i>Catholic Identity and Religious Education </i></b></p><ul><li>to articulate and promote a deep understanding of Catholic identity within Catholic education and the place of a rich Religious Education curriculum to promote and support this identity. </li></ul><p><b><i>Vision and values </i></b></p><ul><li>to articulate a compelling vision, aligned with system priorities and communicate expectations for effective performance of a school. </li></ul><p><b><i>Leading learning and teaching </i></b></p><ul><li>as an instructional leader, including an ability to embed a culture of high expectation of student learning and build expert teacher practice which is evidence based and high impact. </li></ul><p><b><i>Leading improvement, innovation and change </i></b></p><ul><li>for strategic leadership focusing on leadership for innovation and change, and an ability to design and implement high leverage improvement plans. </li></ul><p><b><i>Leading the management of the school </i></b></p><ul><li>to ensure that the school’s human, physical and financial resources are efficiently allocated and managed, including ongoing compliance with the Child Safe Standards and the Victorian Registration and Qualification Authority. </li></ul><p><b><i>Engagement</i></b> </p><ul><li>to develop positive relationships with students; parents and families; the local parish and wider community; and participate and contribute to DOSCEL activities. </li></ul><p><b><i>Community </i></b></p><ul><li>to develop high aspirations and expectations through fostering community relationships and leading an innovative school program which maximises the opportunity for all students. </li></ul><p>Information for Applicants, Application Form, Referee Forms and other relevant information may be found at the Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Sale website <a href="http://www.ceosale.catholic.edu.au" rel="nofollow">www.ceosale.catholic.edu.au</a>. These can also be downloaded from the attachments below. </p><p>Applications should be addressed to: </p><p>Ms Maria Kirkwood <br />Director of Catholic Education – Diocese of Sale <br />Chief Executive Officer – Diocese of Sale Catholic Education Limited <br />PO Box 322 <br />WARRAGUL VIC 3820 </p><p>Attention: Mr Richard Wans </p><p>Email: <a href="http://director&#64;ceosale.catholic.edu.au" rel="nofollow">director&#64;ceosale.catholic.edu.au</a></p><p><b>Closing date for applications: 29 July 2020 </b></p><p>Enquiries may be directed to Mr Richard Wans, Manager: Leadership and Professional Culture via email <a href="http://rwans&#64;ceosale.catholic.edu.au" rel="nofollow">rwans&#64;ceosale.catholic.edu.au</a> or phone 5614 5107. </p><p><b><i>Schools in the Diocese of Sale are committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children </i></b></p><p> </p><p><br /></p>