<p>You are hardly through the door when news of today’s dearth of casual staff hits your desk. The 5am sports trip to Newcastle calls in to say that the highway is closed and they will miss their game and are turning back. You have two upset parents waiting in reception and no one’s turned up to put the desks up for exams. Some early students have kicked a ball through the library window. You’ve got a presentation on future directions to finish for the Board meeting that afternoon and a difficult conversation to have with a member of staff before their next class. </p><p>It’s 7:45 am </p><p>If this sounds like the start of a day that you could handle and still be smiling at the end of the day </p><p>… read on! </p><p>As a result of the promotion of the current Deputy Principal, Mr Allan Guihot, to the role of School Principal from July 2023, St Columba Anglican School is seeking an experienced, energetic and visionary leader to take on the position of Deputy Principal. </p><p>The Deputy Principal is responsible for supporting the Principal in the leadership, management, and operations of St Columba. As a member of the School’s Executive Team, the Deputy Principal is responsible for contributing to, and influencing, strategic planning and decision-making at a whole School level and leads all day-to-day activities and operations of the School. </p><p>St Columba Anglican School is an independent, co-educational school situated in Port Macquarie on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, for students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12. The School’s Vision is to transform the lives of our students by offering them educational opportunities that will allow them to have lives of purpose, service and engagement. The School’s Christian ethos is present in its caring philosophy and its concern to produce educated leadership. </p><p>For full details and a position description or to make an application visit our careers website. When making your application you will upload your cover letter, resume and supporting documents, complete the application screening questions and upload a short video. </p><p>Only completed applications will be considered. </p><p>https://careers.scas.nsw.edu.au/ </p><p>Applications close Saturday February 18th 2023 at 4pm. </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>