Assistant Principal - Pedagogy and Learning

Position: Assistant Principal - Pedagogy and Learning
Commencing Date: January 2025
Tenure: Full Time, Fixed Term
Salary Range: $117,566 plus APPL allowance $12,746 per annum pending experience
Closing Date: Monday, 15 July 2024 unless filled prior

St Mary's Catholic School, Bowen is a co-educational primary school located in Bowen. St Mary’s is proudly the first Catholic school established in the Townsville Diocese and has 160 students from Prep to Year 6. Established by The Sisters of St Joseph in 1872, the parents of St Mary’s Catholic Parish have banded together with the help of religious orders and the wider Church to educate children with Jesus as the role model and Gospel values at its heart. St Mary's Catholic School has a proud ongoing tradition of academic excellence and serving the Bowen community, with small class sizes to enhance students’ learning opportunities.

About the role

St Mary's Catholic School, Bowenis seeking an experienced and dedicated Assistant Principal - Pedagogy and Learning. This is a permanent teaching role with a five year fixed-term appointment to the Assistant Principal - Pedagogy and Learning position. This role commences January, 2025.  

The position of Assistant Principal - Pedagogy and Learning shares with the Principal the responsibility for learning and teaching and the development of both high expectations of students and staff and a high performance culture in the school measured through student engagement and student outcomes.

The Assistant Principal - Pedagogy and Learning will assume a senior leadership role, working with staff to drive the development, implementation and evaluation of teaching and student learning and growth across the school.

To join this vibrant school community, you'll need

• To be able to work as a member of a committed team of professional teachers, dedicated to providing quality teaching and Learning in partnership with the parent community
• To have an understanding of contemporary Pedagogy and the ability to differentiate, and provide for, a diverse range of abilities
• To have an ability to collaborate and work positively as part of a professional learning community
• To have a willingness to change and develop instructional strategies to increase student growth and achievement 

Mandatory Criteria/Professional Registration/Other

• Appropriate Tertiary qualification with registration or eligibility for registration with Queensland College of Teachers
• Postgraduate qualification for a position of senior leadership in Catholic schools, which includes attainment of/commitment to the completion of a minimum of 8 semester units of postgraduate study in Religious Education, Scripture, Theology, Catholic Ethos from an Australian Catholic university or institution.
• Full accreditation to teach in a Catholic School and accreditation to teach Religious Education in a Catholic school
• The capacity to enact leadership focused on living and sharing the Catholic faith, the Mission of the Church and the Catholic school ethos, with the intention of influencing and enriching the lives of students, staff and other members of the school community.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the role in a safe manner.
• Current Driver’s Licence
• Ability to travel from time to time within the Catholic Diocese of Townsville

Desirable Criteria

• Five years of successful teaching experience, preferably across a range of year-levels
• Masters or other post graduate qualification in Theology, Religious Education or Educational Leadership
• Can show evidence of educational, pastoral, theological and managerial aspects of school leadership.

For detailed information about the role, please refer to the Teacher Position Description and Assistant Principal - Pedagogy and Learningrole.

What we offer

• Salary increase of 3.00% from 1st July 2024
• Competitive salary 
• Annual Leave with 17.5% leave loading
• Access to salary packaging options to maximise employee benefits and salary 
• Modern facilities, equipment and resources
• Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service (portability of Long Service Leave may also be applicable)
• 14 Weeks’ paid parental leave
• Deferred Salary Scheme
• Access to corporate health schemes
• Professional learning programs
• Access to Employee Assistance Program
• Leadership development opportunities
• Firm lifelong teacher networks
• Wellbeing programs and initiatives.

Our Organisation

Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.

How to apply
If you have a relevant teaching qualification the TCE Recruitment Team are interested in hearing from you.

• Complete the application form including your nominated professional referees (name, position title and email address)
• Upload a cover letter addressing the skills, attributes and experience to support the key accountabilities of the role identified in the position description
• Upload a current resume 

Applications during the shortlisting phase will be kept confidential. 

Applications close at 3.00pm Monday, 15 July 2024 unless filled prior. 

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