Position/Job Description: Head of Primary School

Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Full Time

The Head of Primary is a key leadership position within the College, complementing and supporting the spiritual, pastoral, academic, and leadership functions that are central to the achievement of the College’s Mission. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Head of Primary is responsible for fostering a positive, engaging, and challenging learning environment that encourages students to develop independence, resilience, and a strong commitment to achieving their personal best.

1. KEY RELATIONSHIPS

The Head of Primary leads the Primary School in consultation with the Principal and Deputy

Principal.

2. KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

· Supporting the Principal and Deputy in the implementation of the College's strategic vision and educational priorities.

· Strongly influence the cultivation of a confident Islamic Identity among students, working along staff to model Islamic Values consistently across the school.

· Solid knowledge of, and proven skills in, curriculum development, assessment and reporting, pastoral care and operations.

· A strong understanding of current educational practice as it relates to student learning and pastoral care.

· Effective leadership in implementing Islamic Pedagogy initiatives focused on grounding Islamic educational principles in the Primary School.

· Demonstrated skill in identifying and implementing significant improvement and change.

· Contribution to the development of authentic faith in collaboration with Illumination (Faith Islamic department) leadership.

· Highly developed leadership skills.

· Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment and build a cohesive and effective team.

· A sound knowledge of the Australian Curriculum.

· Demonstrated ability in mentoring, coaching and developing appropriate professional learning opportunities for staff.

· Highly developed decision-making skills and a demonstrated ability to think strategically, creatively, analytically, and problem-solve.

· Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to build rapport and interact effectively at all levels of the College.

· Strong organisational and time management skills, with an ability to prioritise tasks, meet prescribed deadlines, and concurrently manage a number of competing tasks.

· Supporting all school policies including the Behaviour Education Policy.

· Oversight of wellbeing of students and staff

· Strong ability and experience in classroom teaching.

Salary:

Remuneration will be based upon the successful applicant’s level of experience as specified

in the current Playford College Salaries and Conditions.

Commencement of Duties

January 2027

Application Closing Date:

Friday, 9^th October 2026

Interested Applicants should send their resume to jobs@playfordcollege.sa.edu.au and

complete the following application

https://playfordcollege.sa.edu.au/employment

A note of explanation concerning this round of leadership advertisements.

While four positions are listed, only two are genuinely open; Deputy Principal, following the current Deputy's promotion, and Head of Teaching and Learning, a newly created role. The Head of Primary and Head of Secondary positions are being advertised to give our continuing leaders in those roles the opportunity to apply for the Deputy position

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