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Offer: Principal/Tumuaki:Sheffield2016Job description:Job DescriptionWakatipu High School - Reach For Your Heights | K? Mauka Whakatipu»Visionary leadership abilities, delivering Aotearoa's best all-round education »A highly committed, motivated and cohesive team »Leading Queenstown's only high school, in the heart of the community About the School: After 10 years of strong and transformational leadership abilities, Wakatipu High School is searching for a new Principal to continue our vision to deliver Aotearoa New Zealand's best all-round education. Our values: Excellence - Panekiretanga, Respect – Te whakaute, Responsibility - Takohanga, Resilience – Te manawanui me te ?, Inclusion - Kotahitanga. Our aspirational goal challenges us to strive to deliver the very best possible opportunities and results for all of our students each and every day. As well as setting aspirational academic goals, a key part of our all-round education is the wide variety of extra and co-curricular opportunities that we offer, including sport, arts, music, culture, outdoors, community and leadership abilities. From our Ski Academy and rowing, to our jazz band, school musical, Kapa Haka group and Duke of Edinburgh programme, our students have an incredible range of opportunities in which to participate and excel, as well as to grow and develop holistically. Furthermore, the Wakatipu Basin and its unique environment enables us to offer great outdoor education programmes. Our ??konga Profile' outlines what we want for our students in their time at WHS, and encapsulates the all-round nature of our vision. The ?konga Profile includes not only every student gaining their best possible qualification, but essential competencies and knowledge, and holistic development as a young person – underpinned by our school values. Integral to the ?konga Profile and our vision is student learning, progress and achievement, and our strong academic results are testament to our significant success in this area. Students are also supported to achieve in vocational pathways, which include our Trades Academy, Gateway and Central Otago Youth Employment programmes. In addition, we provide learning support in literacy and numeracy, and have a Gifted Education programme. Student engagement and wellbeing are key elements of our strategic plan, and we work hard to support our students. We have a comprehensive pastoral care support system. The campus is 3 years old with extensions scheduled to be complete late 2022 providing us with additional teaching, sporting and learning spaces for 1800 students in an Innovative Learning Environment. As a one high school town, Wakatipu High School is an integral part of the community that is generously supported by the WHS Foundation – enabling our high achievement. The function: The Principal/Tumuaki is responsible for the overall strategic leadership abilities of the school, formulating and implementing strategic plans for development and improvement, whilst providing highly effective leadership abilities across the organisation to ensure the achievement of agreed vision, mission and purpose. You will be working with a very cohesive and practiced Senior leadership abilities Team and be leading a highly motivated and committed team of 120 staff. Our new Principal/Tumuaki will be: » A strategic thinker, knowledge and supporting our WHS vision » practiced in leading strategy execution » Excited by the opportunities roll growth brings, with the capability to handle growth challenges, move the school forward, and balance continuity for staff » A person who knows and listens to our students, keeping them at the heart of decision-making » Skilled in navigating conflict and negotiating » Process oriented with a continuous improvement mindset » Relationship focussed, getting the best out of people » Calm, with a ?no surprises' approach » Committed to an all-round education for our students. Our new Principal/Tumuaki will have: » practice running a large organisation/school. WHS now has 120+ staff, 1200+ students, Budget ~$9m (incl $4.8m staffing) » A track record of success in leading others - high trust, distributive leadership abilities, growing leaders and empowering » Strengths in planning and organising and turning strategy into action » Excellent communication expertise and practice dealing effectively with the media » Proven leadership abilities of learning, with an knowledge of,and ideally practice in open plan learning (ILE) environments » Bicultural competence and confidence in te ao M?ori and te reo M?ori » practice in engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders - students, staff, wh?nau, and a track record of success connecting with the wider community » Strong integrity, and values/morals » A sense of humour » Energy, enthusiasm, resilience and the capability to keep going, handling the unexpected » Courage and conviction, making the tough decisions that may be unpopular but are in the best interests of WHS. How to submit the application:Candidates can apply, in strict confidence, online at www.sheffield.co.nzTo apply by email, please attach your cover letter and CV and send to cvchc@sheffield.co.nz quoting 8128aa. Applications close on 16 May 2022. Emails will be electronically acknowledged, and further correspondence may be by email.To view the Candidate Briefing Information, visit www.sheffield.co.nzFor more information please phone Andrea Bankier on +64 (0)274 478 102.Skills:
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