AddressAbout the school:
St Peter’s Primary School, located in the Inglewood/Bedford area just six kilometres north of the CBD, is a vibrant co-educational institution established by the Dominican Sisters in 1941. With an enrolment of approximately 750 students from Pre Kindy to Year Six, the school upholds the Dominican motto "Veritas" – Truth.
Our integrated curriculum, centred on Religious Education, encompasses the Western Australian Curriculum's concepts, knowledge, skills, and values, fostering critical and creative thinking, personal and social capabilities, and intercultural understanding. We offer specialist programs in Dance/Drama, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Science, and Italian, alongside support and enrichment initiatives like MiniLit, MacqLit, and AQUINAS.
St Peter’s thrives on a strong partnership with families, cultivating a village-like culture and robust community spirit. This collaboration enhances teacher understanding of student needs, boosts home-school communication, elevates student morale and confidence, and fosters goodwill between parents and teachers. Our active P & F group further strengthens social ties and supports resource and facility improvements.
We maintain a close relationship with St Peter’s the Apostle Catholic Church, with the Parish Priest playing a pivotal role in supporting the school community. The Catholic School Advisory Council also contributes significantly, guiding various building and upgrading projects to ensure our facilities remain contemporary and conducive to learning.
The community seeks a principal who:
- witnesses to a deep personal faith and actively promotes the Catholic identity of the school by aligning its vision, mission, and educational objectives with the evangelising mission of the Catholic Church.
- provides leadership that respects the values and traditions of the school while being future focused to ensure it continues to be a school of choice in providing a quality Catholic education that is contemporary, holistic, differentiated, and inclusive.
- leads, engages, and inspires staff to build a positive team culture focused on continuous improvement underpinned by research-informed pedagogy, data driven practices and professional growth in supporting the diverse learning needs of all students.
- maintains a deep understanding of curriculum development, educational best practices, and student-centred learning approaches, ensuring alignment with the school's mission and educational goals.
- demonstrates approachability and empathy with a commitment to delivering a high standard of pastoral care while displaying an understanding of wellbeing that empowers all members of the school community to realise their full potential.
- engages highly developed interpersonal skills to establish open communication and mutually respectful, positive relationships with school, parish, and community stakeholders.
- collaborates to plan, provide, and maintain the school’s finances and facilities best suited to its present and future needs.
Essential Selection Criteria:
- Practising Catholic and experienced educator committed to Catholic Education.
- Accredited for Leadership of a Catholic School Community or equivalent.
- Minimum four (4) year tertiary qualification (progress towards a master's or higher is advantageous)
- Current Teachers Registration for Western Australia (TRBWA)
- Current WA Working with Children Check (WA WWCC).
Benefits:
- Competitive remuneration based on school size and enrolment numbers.
- Additional 2.5% superannuation above guarantee.
- Vehicle available for personal use with co-contribution.
- System Leaders Renewal Leave.
- Additional leave for wellbeing and Catholic Day.
- Access to high quality professional learning and development.
- Discounted rates on corporate health insurance and wellbeing initiatives.
Applicant Instructions:
Applicant’s will need to produce an application which includes a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, professional references, and a leadership SAO. All applications are received through the website which will require you to create or log-in to your personal profile.
Curriculum Vitae
- Employment history including specific dates for leadership positions.
- Professional qualifications
- Accreditation status, attainment date and number
- TRBWA and WA WWCC numbers and expiry dates
References
- Contact information for three (3) professional referees: a person with whom you are currently working, a person with whom you have worked in the past two (2) to five (5) years and a current employer or superior.
Send a copy of the Referee Report Template (below) to each of your three (3) professional referees and ask them to return the report to ***************@cewa.edu.au by the closing date.
- Contact information (preferably mobile phone number) of your parish priest for the purpose of him being contacted for a verbal reference.
Cover Letter
- Write a Cover Letter succinctly addressing the school context as advised through the School Criteria listed in the advertisement. This should be a maximum of three (3) pages.
SAO (applicants are asked to limit their responses to two pages per pillar).
- Situation: What circumstances prompted the need for you to initiate or implement an improvement strategy?
- Action: What specific actions did you take and/or lead?
- Outcome: What were the outcomes of your actions? What did you learn?
Using the SAO model please articulate your philosophy and provide examples of two initiatives you have been involved in at leadership level in each of the pillars:
- Catholic Identity
- Education
- Community
- Stewardship
Links to the documents for your application:
Duties and Responsibilities of Principal
Provision for Principal
Referee's Report
Timeline St Peter's Bedford
To Apply please click on the APPLY NOW button. Applications close at 2pm Wednesday 17 July 2024.
