PRINCIPAL | 7-12 | 1103 Students Bethany College Hurstville Commencement Date: Term 1, 2025
Closing Date: Monday, 18 November 2024
Capacity: Full time
About Sydney Catholic Schools In joining Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS), you will be part of the largest Catholic education community in NSW, with a unified vision and shared resources, encompassing over 145 schools and over 74,000 students. We enable job mobility across the system, diverse career opportunities and an extensive suite of professional development programs.
SCS is recognised for outstanding student achievement. We focus on enabling a quality preschool to post-school learning journey for every child, supported by a team of dedicated educators and caregivers.
About the School Bethany College Hurstville is a vibrant learning community where girls take centre stage, empowered to shape bright futures. Our students are encouraged to be proactive learners and critical, creative, and collaborative thinkers, supported through programs that foster wellbeing, academic, and spiritual growth. With access to state-of-the-art facilities - including spaces dedicated to visual arts, dance, music, drama, design, and multimedia - Bethany girls thrive in an environment designed for 21st-century learning.
The College also offers an array of co-curricular programs that inspire a passion for lifelong learning, ensuring that each student graduates equipped with the skills and confidence to achieve her full potential. Bethany College is consistently ranked among the top 100 schools in the State, with a proud record of outstanding HSC results. We welcome prospective families warmly and look forward to answering enrolment inquiries, inviting them to experience the supportive and collaborative community that sets Bethany apart.
About You Are you an innovative educator ready to take the next step in your professional journey?Are you committed to lead a dynamic Catholic school of the future?Is the value of community important to you?Are you energised by creating experiences that challenge schools, students, teachers and parents to achieve and grow in ways they never thought possible?Can you build a great team and strong relationships that are faith-filled and optimistic?Do you actively contribute to the life, mission and work of the Catholic faith community?In this exciting and rewarding role, you will be involved in making a difference in the lives of young people by:
making explicit, through witness and example, the mission of Catholic schoolsleading strategic change through consultation and collaboration with stakeholdersdeveloping innovative programs to address individual students' needsimproving student outcomes by improving the effectiveness of teaching and learningcreating a school-wide professional learning culturemonitoring the performance and organisational health of the school to identify ways to improve the educational experiencepromoting a culture of informed decision-making, transparency and collaboration incorporating the use of dataleading, as part of a Network, a compelling pre to post educational experienceexamining the context of the broader community and global educational trends for the benefit of the school.You will have attained the following:
postgraduate qualifications or Masters in Leadership, Religion, Theology or a relevant educational fieldthe requirements of (Category E) in the Accreditation Policy to Work, Teach and Lead in Sydney Catholic Schools or agree to meet these requirements in your first contract term.As an educational leader, you will champion and support the ongoing personal and professional development of yourself and your team. Strategically, your vision will be to build and foster a culture of continuous improvement and sustainability in all areas within your school.
Application Process Submit your application via the 'Apply' button and follow the steps to complete your application. To support your application, you will be required to attach:
your current resumethree referee contacts, including your current hiring manager/principal (where applicable), your last principal, and Parish Priest reference.General Enquiries: For more information about this role or any general enquiries, please contact Emma Gleeson, Supervisor: Talent Acquisition via email at ******.
If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries, please contact the People & Culture Services team on (02) 9568 8297 (8am-5pm Mon-Fri).
Statement of Commitment to Child Safety
Click here to access SCS' Statement of Commitment to Child Safety and join us in creating a culture of child safety and wellbeing.
Working With Children Check (WWCC)
This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.
SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.
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