Head of Secondary School

Wagga Wagga · New South Wales
  • We are seeking to appoint an outstanding educator and visionary leader to be responsible for the daily operations and leadership of the Secondary School.
  • Full time role commencing January 2021.
  • A thriving, dynamic, forward-looking community in the picturesque Riverina region of New South Wales.

The Riverina Anglican College is seeking to appoint a Head of Secondary School who is an outstanding educator and visionary leader with the capacity to embrace and enhance the College mission, vision and core values within the Secondary School. The Head of Secondary School is responsible for the daily operations and leadership of the Secondary School (7-12). The appointment will commence in January 2021.

Located in Wagga Wagga in the picturesque Riverina region of NSW, The Riverina Anglican College is an International Baccalaureate World School within the Anglican Diocese of Canberra/Goulburn. The College offers a wide variety of cocurricular activities, service learning, leadership opportunities, and the full range of subjects from the IB Diploma Programme and the NSW curriculum. The College will open a new Junior School for K-6 students in 2021. 

Since the foundation of The Riverina Anglican College in 1998, the College has placed our students at the centre of the educational experience - with the acknowledgement and expectation that all students are capable of excellent personal, educational, social, and career achievement. The Riverina Anglican College has an outstanding reputation across all spheres of student life. The College aims to develop thoughtful global citizens and to stimulate in all students an intellectual curiosity, the capacity to tackle and solve problems, the ability to think creatively and logically, and the ability to work with others.

Today, The Riverina Anglican College is a thriving, dynamic, forward-looking community that learns and lives according to the motto: Strength through Faith and Knowledge. Learning is enhanced beyond the classroom with camps, retreats, service learning experiences, international relationships and student exchange programs. The Riverina Anglican College aims to prepare students for a life of dedicated service in society; locally, nationally and globally. The Riverina Anglican College provides an engaging and supportive learning environment that encourages excellence in all endeavours.

The Head of Secondary School is a member of the College’s Senior Executive. The successful candidate will be responsible for the holistic development of each student within the Secondary School and for the implementation of The Riverina Anglican College’s vision, mission and core values in the daily operation of the Secondary School. The Head of Secondary School will work collaboratively with other College leaders to develop consistent practices and policies from Year 7 to Year 12.  As a member of the College Senior Executive, the Head of Secondary School will be expected to contribute openly and positively to the Senior Executive and to contribute to and assist to embed the College’s Strategic Plan in the daily operation of the College. 

The Head of Secondary School has a clearly defined role with responsibilities, delegations and leadership in the areas of:

  • Strategic vision and leadership
  • Administrative and organisational leadership
  • Learning and teaching culture
  • Student wellbeing and culture
  • The Secondary School budget
  • Public relations and external communications
  • Staff professional learning
  • Meeting key performance indicators

Please contact EA to the Principal – Mrs Rebecca Loesch by email: [email protected]

or phone: 02 6933 1811 to request an Application Pack

Applications close: 3pm, Friday, 24 July 2020

Commencement date: January 2021

Applications are to be marked Strictly Confidential and addressed to the EA to the Principal – Mrs Rebecca Loesch by email: [email protected]

Applications closed Friday 24 July 2020