<p>Catholic schools have been delivering excellence in education to Sydney school students for 200 years. Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) continues to be a thriving and growing contemporary educational community with 150 schools, more than 71,000 current students, 10,000 staff and a large alumni community.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>PRINCIPAL | 7-12 | 884 Students</strong><br> <a href="https://holyspiritlakemba.syd.catholic.edu.au/">Holy Spirit Catholic College Lakemba</a><br> <strong>Commencement Date:</strong> Term 1, 28 January 2022<br> Closing Date: Wednesday, 1 December 2021</p> <p dir="ltr">Holy Spirit Catholic College is an inclusive faith community located in vibrant and multicultural South-West Sydney. Everyone at the College is inspired by the Holy Spirit to create a future based on respect for self and the dignity of others.</p> <p dir="ltr">Our College strives to create opportunities in which all students experience success and achieve their potential. Students are able to showcase their gifts and talents in the creative and performing arts, participate in a range of sporting opportunities and extra-curricular activities such as debating and public speaking. The College also offers a wide range of vocational education opportunities.</p> <p dir="ltr">This is the ideal role for an educational leader with demonstrated experience in providing a learning journey that is truly personalised. The College offers individualised learning for students with specialist learning needs, is accredited in the Newman Selective Gifted Education Program and is successfully implementing the Amadeus Music Education initiative.<br><br></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>About You</strong></p> <ul dir="ltr"> <li>Are you an innovative educator ready to take the next step in your professional journey?</li> <li>Are you committed to lead a dynamic Catholic school of the future?</li> <li>Is the value of community important to you?</li> <li>Are you energised by creating experiences that challenge schools, students, teachers and parents to achieve and grow in ways they never thought possible?</li> <li>Can you build a great team and strong relationships that are faith-filled and optimistic?</li> <li>Do you actively contribute to the life, mission and work of the Catholic faith community?</li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">In this exciting and rewarding role, you will be involved in making a difference in the lives of young people by:</p> <ul dir="ltr"> <li>making explicit, through witness and example, the mission of Catholic schools</li> <li>leading strategic change through consultation and collaboration with stakeholders</li> <li>developing innovative programs to address individual students' needs</li> <li>improving student outcomes by improving the effectiveness of teaching and learning</li> <li>creating a school-wide professional learning culture</li> <li>monitoring the performance and organisational health of the school to identify ways to improve the educational experience</li> <li>promoting a culture of informed decision-making, transparency and collaboration incorporating the use of data</li> <li>leading as part of a Network in establishing a compelling pre to post educational experience</li> <li>examining the context of the broader community and global educational trends for the benefit of the school.</li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">You will have attained:</p> <ul dir="ltr"> <li>a Masters in Educational Leadership or another relevant educational discipline</li> <li>the requirements of <a href="https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/policies/accreditation-policy-to-work-teach-and-lead-in-sydney-catholic-schools">(Category E)</a> in the Accreditation Policy to Work Teach and Lead in Sydney Catholic Schools or agree to meet these requirements in your first contract term.</li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">As an educational leader, you will champion and support the ongoing personal and professional development of yourself and your team. Strategically, your vision will be to build and foster a culture of continuous improvement and sustainability in all areas within your school.</p> <p dir="ltr">SCS offers a generous salary package for school leadership positions and the salaries for SCS Principal roles are available at <a href="https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/careers/salary-package">https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/careers/</a>.<br><br></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>APPLICATION PROCESS</strong><br> <br> <br> To apply for this position please <a href="https://cgprod.phris.org.au/psp/CGPRD/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&amp;Action=U&amp;FOCUS=Applicant&amp;SiteId=2&amp;JobOpeningId=2005&amp;PostingSeq=1">CLICK HERE</a> and follow the steps to complete your application.</p> <p dir="ltr">For any internal candidates please log in to PHRIS and apply via the 'Careers tile' in Employee Self Service.</p> <p dir="ltr">If you have any questions, please contact the Recruitment team via <a href="mailto:hr.recruitment@syd.catholic.edu.au">hr.recruitment@syd.catholic.edu.au</a>.<br><br> <strong>Working With Children Check (WWCC)</strong><br> This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.<br><br></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>COVID-19 Vaccination Evidence</strong><br> Sydney Catholic Schools is committed to ensuring the safety of our staff, students and school communities. In line with the Public Health (COVID-19 Vaccination of Education Care Workers) Order 2021, all of our staff are required to provide Vaccination Evidence that is compliant with the Order as a condition of employment. Compliance with the Order and providing the evidence is an essential requirement of employment with Sydney Catholic Schools.<br><br></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>OUR MISSION</strong><br> <em>To know and love Christ through learning.</em><br><br></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>OUR VISION</strong><br> <em>Thriving Catholic communities through excellent teaching and learning</em>.<br><br></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>OUR VALUES</strong><br> <em>Truth, empathy, excellence, curiosity, and collaboration.</em><br> <br> <br> </p> <p dir="ltr"><br> <br> <br> </p> <p dir="ltr"><br> <br> <br> </p> <p dir="ltr"><br> <br> <br> </p>