Assistant Principal - Park Public School

Description:

Wiley Park Public School is a primary school established in 1983 and situated in South Western Sydney as part of the Beverly Hills Network. The school population comprises of approximately 548 students from diverse cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds. The staff have a range of skills and experiences, including several early careers teachers and a well-established executive team that work collaborative to support school priorities. The school has a Support Unit that consists of 4 classes.

The school population is 96% NESB (Non-English Speaking Background). It is a highly transient community with the predominate cultural backgrounds being Arabic and Bengali. Wiley Park Public School has an onsite Schools as Community Centre (SaCC) that offers a range of programs to support the needs of the community.

At Wiley Park Public School we believe in creating a safe, supportive and respectful learning environment, where every child is cared for, known and valued. Through a proactive approach we endeavour to support, engage and challenge all our students to achieve their personal best, within our ever-changing world. We achieve this through explicit quality teaching and learning programs, a strong commitment to wellbeing and a shared responsibility with our community.

The three Strategic Directions as identified in the School Improvement Plan for 2024-2027 include: Student Growth and Attainment; Quality Teaching to Improve Teacher Capacity and School Connectedness –Wellbeing and Learning.

In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary.

• Proven capacity to work proactively as part of a dynamic leadership team and effectively balance the dual roles of an exemplary teacher with the complex responsibilities of an Assistant Principal.
• Deep understanding of and capacity to facilitate and lead collaborative data driven decision making including monitoring and evaluating school initiatives, to ensure the continuous improvement of student outcomes in literacy and numeracy.
• Demonstrated experience in creating and implementing effective practices that support student wellbeing to include STEM and extra-curricular activities.

1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice

2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs

3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams

4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents

5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning

6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy

An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

About the NSW Department of Education

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (*****@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format .