Principal - Austral

PRINCIPAL | K-12 | Capacity 2220 Students 
St Anthony of Padua Catholic College Austral
Commencement Date: Term 1, 2025
Closing Date: Monday, 6 May 2024

About Sydney Catholic Schools

In joining Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS), you will be part of the largest Catholic education community in NSW, with a unified vision and shared resources, encompassing over 145 schools and over 74,000 students. We enable job mobility across the system, diverse career opportunities and an extensive suite of professional development programs

SCS is recognised for outstanding student achievement. We focus on enabling a quality preschool to post-school learning journey for every child, supported by a team of dedicated educators and caregivers.

About the school

St Anthony of Padua Catholic College Austral prides itself as a ‌centre‌ ‌of‌ ‌excellence‌, collaborating with families to provide‌ ‌a continuity‌ ‌of‌ ‌co-education‌ ‌from‌ ‌preschool‌ ‌to‌ ‌Year‌ ‌12.‌ The College open‌ed in 2017, and is expected to have a K-11 enrolment of approximately 1500 students in 2025 with the first Year 12 cohort in 2026. Offering a challenging curriculum, with a high level of collaboration between teachers and students, our learning specialists support every child within a flexible and innovative learning environment.

The new state-of-the-art areas include spaces for engineering, creative arts, food technology, visual‌ arts and multi-recreational sporting facilities. Inspired by the teachings of Jesus Christ, and by St Anthony’s core values of Aspire, Achieve and Act, our students become ‘learners for life’.

St Anthony of Padua Catholic College Austral will provide opportunities for students to be known, valued and challenged for the 13 years of their formal education and developing confident, independent young adults who are proud of their faith and individuality.

What we offer:

• attractive remuneration and salary packaging benefits of up to $15,900 annually
• extensive professional development and leadership opportunities 
• tailored mentorship program for new principals
• up to 25% discount on school fees for parents of SCS students
• generous Employee Referral Program
• health and wellbeing Initiatives and resources, including voice care programs, advice on nutrition and free annual flu shots.

About you

• 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?
• Is the value of community important to you?
• Are you energised by creating experiences that challenge schools, students, teachers and parents to achieve and grow in ways they never thought possible?
• Can you build a great team and strong relationships that are faith-filled and optimistic?
• Do you actively contribute to the life, mission and work of the Catholic faith community?

In this exciting and rewarding role, you will be involved in making a difference in the lives of young people by:
 

• making explicit, through witness and example, the mission of Catholic schools 
• leading strategic change through consultation and collaboration with stakeholders
• developing innovative programs to address individual students’ needs 
• improving student outcomes by improving the effectiveness of teaching and learning
• creating a school-wide professional learning culture
• monitoring the performance and organisational health of the school to identify ways to improve the educational experience
• promoting a culture of informed decision-making, transparency and collaboration incorporating the use of data 
• leading, as part of a Network, a compelling pre to post educational experience
• examining the context of the broader community and global educational trends for the benefit of the school.

You will have attained and acquired the following:

• a Masters in Educational Leadership or another educational discipline
• the requirements of Category E in the Accreditation Policy to Work, Teach and Lead in Sydney Catholic Schools, or agree to meet these requirements in your first contract term. 

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.

SCS offers a generous salary package for school leadership positions, and the salaries for SCS Principal roles are available at https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/careers/. 

Application Process

Submit your application via the ‘Apply’ button and follow the steps to complete your application. To support your application, you will be required to attach;

• your current resume
• cover letter 
• Parish Priest reference.

General Enquiries: For more information about this role or any general enquiries, please contact Emma Gleeson, Supervisor: Talent Acquisition via email at ************@syd.catholic.edu.au. 

If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries, please contact the People & Culture Services team on (02) 9568 8*** (8am-5pm Mon-Fri).

Statement of Commitment to Child Safety
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Working With Children Check (WWCC)
This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.