Are you an accomplished educational leader ready to lead at a significant school, regional and system level? As a Level 7 - 9 Principal, you will provide strategic leadership of your school while playing an active role in advancing the priorities of the School and Regional Operations and Performance Division.

At this level, your influence extends beyond the day-to-day leadership of the school. You will contribute to broader educational and corporate priorities, work with senior leaders and key stakeholders, and use your expertise to inform practice and support improvement across the wider education system.

This is an opportunity to lead a complex school environment while contributing your experience, strategic thinking and leadership capability to broader priorities across Queensland's public education system.

Job details

Your opportunity:

The Department of Education has three permanent full-time Principal vacancies at the following locations:

• Shailer Park State High School (PR7)
• Woodridge State High School (PR8)
• Pacific Pines State High School (PR9)

As Principal, you will lead the school community to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focused on providing quality learning outcomes for all students. You will translate this vision into strategic priorities and lead the school's direction, performance and ongoing improvement.

You will set high standards for student and staff performance and foster a culture of accountability, professional growth and continuous improvement. You will actively participate in lifelong learning and ongoing professional development, while supporting staff to continually strengthen their professional practice.

You will uphold the principalship as a values-based, ethical and moral activity, demonstrating integrity, sound judgement and strategic leadership in your decision-making. You will model professional standards and establish a culture of trust, respect and shared responsibility.

You will embed socially just practices in daily school life, ensuring equity and fairness are reflected in the school's policies, practices and interactions. You will lead approaches that recognise and respond to the diverse needs of the school community.

A key component of the role will be establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships with parents, government agencies, community groups, industry and business. These partnerships will strengthen the school's connections and contribute to broader opportunities for students and the community.

In addition to leading the school and its operations, you will contribute to broader education and corporate priorities. This may include working with regional and departmental leaders, contributing specialist expertise to strategic initiatives, sharing effective practice and supporting priorities that extend beyond the individual school.

Through this broader leadership role, you will contribute to the strategic direction and improvement of Queensland's public education system while maintaining a strong focus on the performance and development of your school.

Interested? To Apply: 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.
• Responses to the online questionnaire (the questionnaire will open after you have clicked apply and entered your personal details). 
• Attach a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration outlined in the attached role description 

If applying for multiple classifications, you must address the selection criteria for the highest classification you wish to be considered for. Your application will be used to assess your suitability for the lower classification opportunities you have selected.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached Role Description and Applicant Information Package and follow the instructions.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Role Description - Shailer Park State High School (PR7) (PDF, 272KB)
  Role Description
  
  Role Description - Pacific Pines State High School (PR9) (PDF, 273KB)
  Role Description
  
  Role Description - Woodridge State High School (PR8) (PDF, 273KB)
  Role Description
  
  Application Information Package (PDF, 285KB)
  Information Package for Applicants