School Leader C Years 5 And 6

Closes: 12 May 2025

Classification: School Leader C
Salary: $142,082 - $145,189 plus superannuation
Position No: 23045
Directorate: Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 28 April 2025
Contact Officer: Elizabeth Courtois on ***************@ed.act.edu.au or (02) 6142 2***

Details: Mawson Primary School, located in Woden is a P to 6 school with an enrolment of 615 students.  The school is seeking a dynamic high performing School Leader C to join our united leadership team.  Mawson Primary School is the only ACT school that has a Mandarin Immersion Program.

Our overarching goal at Mawson is to develop students who are assessment capable visible learners.  Mawson Primary School is at the commencement of its new student-centred School Improvement Plan with two main priorities:

• To develop the personal and social capabilities of students to positively impact engagement and connectedness.
• To increase student growth in mathematics.

Job Description:

• Promote and reinforce the school's mission, vision and improvement strategies to deliver excellent student learning outcomes in all areas.  The successful applicant will work as part of the school leadership team to cultivate and promote respectful and productive relationships with students, staff and parents in a dynamic school community.
• Lead the Year 5/6 team in delivering a high-quality, structured learning program using high impact teaching strategies.
• Demonstrate instructional leadership by supporting staff in catering to diverse student needs, focusing on inclusion and differentiation.
• Work collaboratively with the executive team and Principal to implement school improvement initiatives and continually develop the Year 5 and 6 programs to ensure quality and success.
• Collaborate with our external partner from the University of Melbourne to lead whole school professional learning focused on the student engagement continuum.
• Work collaboratively with the Mandarin Executive Teacher to ensure smooth delivery of the Australian Curriculum in Mandarin.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/ Other Requirements:

• An in-depth knowledge of the Visible Learning research.
• Ability to deliver high quality professional learning around the student engagement continuum.

Note: An order of merit will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.
Prior to commencing in this role a minimum of four years full time (or equivalent) tertiary study leading to the award of a recognised school teaching qualification; a current full teaching registration with the ACT Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) (or eligibility for teacher registration with the ACT TQI) and a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to -Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra (act.gov.au)

How to Apply:

Applicants are to provide a curriculum vitae, statement of claims based on the leadership capabilities outlined in the application package (maximum five pages) and two referees.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now Button Below.

Applicants should note that a Joint Selection Committee (JSC) established in accordance with the collective/enterprise agreement provisions will assess all applications for this position.

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