<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 | K-6 | 793 Students</strong><br> <a href="https://www.olmcmtpritchard.catholic.edu.au/">Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mt Pritchard</a><br> <strong>Commencement Date:</strong> Term 1, 28 January 2022<br> <strong>Closing Date:</strong> Wednesday, 1 December 2021<br> <br>Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mt Pritchard is a vibrant and inclusive multicultural community. Our School understands that every student is unique and blessed with different gifts and our individualised teaching approach encourages all students to achieve their full potential.<br> <br>Our student-centred approach to learning is grounded in contemporary and evidence-based research in education. With successful programs in mathematics and reading, the learning environment promotes self-motivation, persistence, independence and interdependence.<br> <br>Our committed teachers emphasise the quality of learning through high academic and personal expectations, a continuous focus on gifted education and ongoing support for our students with specialist needs.<br> <br>The success of our school is built on leadership which consistently demonstrates excellence in teaching and learning and relentlessly pursues improvement, innovation and change through quality relationships with the staff, students, our Parish Priest and the broader community.<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? 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 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>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=1996&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.<br><br></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><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.</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.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>OUR MISSION</strong><br> <em>To know and love Christ through learning.</em></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>OUR VISION</strong><br> <em>Thriving Catholic communities through excellent teaching and learning.</em></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>