<p>St. Benedict’s School, Khandallah, Wellington is a Catholic, co-educational, integrated, Decile 10 primary and intermediate school for Years 1-8 offering a warm, safe and welcoming environment for over 300 culturally diverse students (U5). Due to the departure of our much-loved Principal, we are now looking to appoint an inspirational Catholic faith leader who will further strengthen our deep-rooted foundations, our reputation for academic, sporting and cultural excellence and who will continue to build an exciting future for our school. Our new Principal will inherit a world-class, traditional learning environment, with highly skilled staff, well-behaved students who are a joy to teach and a very supportive school community which includes the parish of St Benedict’s Church. </p><p><i>Do you have what it takes to lead St. Benedict’s School? </i></p><p><b>Our New Principal Will: </b></p><ul><li>Focus on building quality relationships with staff, families, students and our parish </li><li>Be naturally inclusive, especially understanding the importance of supporting our students with special learning needs</li><li> Embrace Tangata Whenua, encourage Te reo Maori, honour Te Tiriti O Waitangi and celebrate the many other cultures at our school</li><li>Be caring, kind and fun to work with and will bring healthy dispute resolution and communication skills as well as a collaborative approach to decision-making </li><li>Implement the syllabus, New Zealand and our localised curriculum with a passion for and heart-felt understanding of our unique Catholic Character and values. </li></ul><p><b>A condition of appointment is the willingness and ability to take part in religious instruction appropriate to the special character of the school. Applications are invited for this enviable position to commence Term 1, 2022.  </b></p><p><b>APPLY NOW. Closing Date for Applications - 5.00pm NZ time Monday 11th October 2021</b><br /></p><p>Contact Jane at Blackcat Education for an Application Pack on jane&#64;blkcat.co.nz </p><p>For a confidential chat please contact Andrew Harris on 0064 210 296 9891 or andrew&#64;blkcat.co.nz Also visit w<a href="http://ww.st-benedicts.school.nz" rel="nofollow">ww.st-benedicts.school.nz</a> and our website <a href="http://www.blackcateducation.co.nz" rel="nofollow">www.blackcateducation.co.nz</a> </p><p>We look forward to hearing from you. Nga mihi. </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>