Varsity College is seeking applications for a Deputy Principal to join the team.

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Job details

Our School

Varsity College is a Prep to Year 12 state school located on the southern Gold Coast, known for its strong academic performance, outstanding co-curricular programs and deep connection to community. We are a large Secondary campus operating within a 7-12 context.  Varsity College places a strong emphasis on continuity of learning, belonging, and coherence across phases of schooling. The College is committed to an explicit improvement agenda that prioritises high-quality teaching, strong student engagement and improved learning outcomes for every student. A key strategic focus for the secondary campus is the development and implementation of a whole-campus approach to Reading, recognising reading as a foundational skill that underpins success across all learning areas and phases of schooling. Varsity College values collaboration, professional learning and distributed leadership

About the Role

As the Deputy Principal – Junior Secondary, you will play a critical leadership role within the secondary campus, with responsibility for Years 7 and 8 and the strategic focus on the Reading Framework.

Working closely with the Principal and the Senior Leadership Team, you will lead and embed a coherent, evidence-informed Reading Framework across the secondary campus, ensuring alignment between curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and intervention.

You will champion reading as a shared responsibility of all teachers and curriculum areas and support staff to develop the capability, confidence and consistency required to embed the whole school approach to reading.

In this role, you will:

• Lead Junior Secondary improvement priorities, with a strong focus on belonging, engagement and successful transition into secondary schooling aligned with the Departments Brighter Future Strategy.
• Drive the design, implementation and ongoing evaluation of the Whole Secondary Campus Approach to Reading, aligned to the College's explicit improvement agenda
• Lead and support the implementation of aligned curriculum, pedagogical practices and assessment approaches that strengthen literacy and reading across learning areas
• Oversee Junior Secondary data collection, analysis and response, including NAPLAN, PAT testing and internal monitoring, to inform targeted teaching and intervention
• Build strong partnerships with feeder primary schools to strengthen continuity of learning and shared approaches to literacy and transition
• Contribute to whole-school strategic planning, policy development and operational leadership as a member of the Senior Leadership Team
• Deputise for the Principal when required and uphold the deputy principalship as a values-based, ethical and moral activity

What we are looking for

The successful applicant will be a future-focused, relational leader with a strong understanding of reading instruction, literacy development and whole-school improvement and the ability to lead change in a complex secondary context.

Experience in Junior Secondary leadership and a demonstrated commitment to improving reading outcomes for all students will be highly regarded.

Interested? To Apply 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history). 
• Attach a written statement (2-page maximum) to selection criteria 1-4 found under how you will be assessed in the role description.
• Attach a copy of the mandatory requirements outlined in the attached role description  

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.

• Applicant Information Package (PDF, 232KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  SER676693_26T - Role Description (PDF, 204KB)
  Role Description