Principal

Yipirinya School

ALICE SPRINGS, NT 


Principal / Head of School

Contract Type: Contract Position Full Time

Applications Close: 19 May 2021


The Principal will play a vital role in delivering the vision of the Yipirinya School Council as the leading educational professional in the school who inspires students, staff and community members to optimise the learning of all students.

<ul><li><b>Key Duties and Responsibilities</b><br />1.    Lead the development of the school’s vision with a focus on a shared respectful culture that challenges and sets high expectations of both teachers and students to drive student outcomes, and effective teaching that promotes capable and independent learners.<br />2.    Collaborate with, advise and report to the School Council on operational matters including the implementation of policies and compliance with Federal/State funding and registration requirements.<br />3.    Deliver strategic leadership and operational management with the school council and school community, to produce and implement clear evidence-based improvement plans and policies that are Indigenous focused.<br />4.    Establish the expectation for staff to achieve high standards and build staff capacity, including Indigenous staff, through professional development and performance management.<br />5.    Lead and manage the delivery of quality, effective teaching and learning programs consistent with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and Yipirinya School’s Constitution.<br />6.    Manage student learning, safety and well-being through the development of supportive learning environments and effective behaviour management practices and by building relationships with families and community groups to enrich the school and its value to the wider community.<br />7.    Have a clear understanding of, and respectfully maintain, Indigenous languages and culture as a priority in <br />the school.<br />8.    Implement appropriate methods of teaching and learning model as designed by Indigenous researchers, e.g. Yunkaporta’s 8 Ways of Learning.</li><li><b>Further information</b><br />1.    AN APPLICATION AND CURRICULUM VITAE IS NOT TO EXCEED A TOTAL OF 5 PAGES AND SHOULD ADDRESS THE SELECTION CRITERIA AND THE SCHOOL CONTEXT STATEMENT.</li><li>See job description with selection criteria attached or:<br />2.    Contact Margaret Fenbury, Statutory Manager, Yipirinya School Council at <a href="mailto:margaret.fenbury&#64;education.net.gov.au" rel="nofollow">margaret.fenbury&#64;education.nt.gov.au</a> or phone 08 8952 5633.<br />3.    Email application to margaret.fenbury&#64;education.nt.gov.au by COB 19 May 2021.<br /><br /></li></ul>

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