Principal (Level 2) – Upper Brookfield State School

An exciting, permanent opportunity has become available for a Principal of Upper Brookfield State School, commencing Term 2 2025. As the Principal of Upper Brookfield State School, you will play a vital role in delivering the vision of the department. The leadership role of Principal is critical to improving the educational outcomes of students in their schools. The Principal has a major influence on developing the quality of teaching and learning and nurturing positive relationships between students, teachers and stakeholders.

About The Department Of Education

The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About Upper Brookfield State School

Welcome to our unique, small school. We welcome visitors to come and visit our truly wonderful school, nestled in the bush along the banks of the Moggill Creek in Upper Brookfield. We are one of the few remaining small schools in the Greater Brisbane area, with an enrolment of less than 70 students from Prep – Year 6. Come and experience our close-knit community, where every student is known and cared for.

We our proud of our culture of excellence, which has been forged over the last 100 years at Upper Brookfield State School. We acknowledge the links the school has within Upper Brookfield as a place of learning and we celebrate the ongoing relationship that families have with our school over the decades.

About The Role

You will have responsibility for leading the following activities and delivery of the following key tasks:

• Lead the school community to develop, articulate and commit to a shared educational vision focussed on providing quality learning outcomes for all students.
• Uphold the principalship as a values based, ethical and moral activity.
• Embed socially just practices in daily school life.
• Set high standards for student and staff performance.
• Active participants in life long learning and ongoing professional development.
• Form partnerships with parents, other government agencies, community groups, industry and business.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

Interested? To Apply:

• A maximum 3-page resume including contact details for 2 referees, as well as a 2-page written statement in response to the selection criteria as per 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.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace.? Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.

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