Acting Principal/Director of Religious Studies

St Patrick's School (Inglewood); Inglewood; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

St Patrick’s School (Inglewood) in Taranaki invites applications for an acting principal and director of religious studies. This is a faith-filled leadership role in a small, close-knit Year 1–8 school, where relationships matter and every student is valued.

The successful applicant will safeguard the Catholic character, provide warm and collaborative leadership, support staff, and place learning, faith and wellbeing at the heart of decision-making, with strong ties to mana whenua and the parish.

Job description

St Patrick’s School, Inglewood is a welcoming Year 1 to 8 state-integrated Catholic school in the heart of Taranaki. With a roll of approximately 61 students, we are a close-knit, faith-filled community where relationships matter and every child is known and valued.

We seek an enthusiastic, faith-filled and relational leader to serve as our acting principal and director of religious studies.

Our vision is for a Christ-centred education, uplifted through our relationships with God, others and the environment. Our Gospel values of Forgiveness, Aroha, Integrity, Tiaki and Hauora shape the life of our school.

The successful applicant will:

• actively lead, safeguard and strengthen the Catholic special character of our school
• provide warm, visible and collaborative leadership
• nurture and support our dedicated staff
• place the learning, faith, wellbeing and success of tamariki at the heart of decision-making
• build strong, trusting relationships with students, staff, whānau, the board, parish and wider community
• demonstrate sound curriculum and organisational leadership
• be culturally responsive and committed to strengthening relationships with mana whenua and whānau.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced school leader, or someone ready to step into Catholic principal leadership, to serve a supportive Catholic school community.

A willingness and ability to participate in religious instruction appropriate to the special character of the school is a condition of appointment.