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The Board of Management of Scoil Bhríde, Clara, Co. Offaly invites applicants for the position of Deputy Principal effective from September 2022. This is a permanent position and the appointment will be made via open competition. Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria: Fully registered under Route 1 (Primary) with the Teaching Council and have 5 years recognised teaching service, two of which must be in a recognised primary school within the Republic of Ireland.

Scoil Bhríde is an all-girls Catholic school under the patronage of the Diocese of Meath with DEIS Band 1 status. The Deputy Principal will work in collaboration with the Principal to ensure that all students have a positive educational experience, that there is strong leadership across the school and that the school fully conforms to the governance structures as set out by the Department of Education. The Deputy Principal, along with the Principal and ISM Team, will model and develop a strong culture of mutual trust, respect, shared accountability and confidentiality.

Specific roles and responsibilities for this position relate to the four domains of Leadership and Management as outlined in circular 0044/2019 as follows:

1. Leading Teaching and Learning
2. Managing the Organisation
3. Leading School Development
4. Developing Leadership Capacity

The following skills, experience and knowledge are desirable:

Understanding of and commitment to the ethos of a Catholic school.
Excellent leadership and management skills.
An in-depth knowledge of the Curriculum and a broad range of teaching experience.
A high level of understanding and knowledge of special education, inclusion and diversity in education.
Experience in the development, implementation, operation and evaluation of innovative and evidence-based initiatives.
Evidence of continuing and relevant professional development.
Experience in policy development and implementation.
Proven ability to work as a member of a team in a collaborative manner
Experience of and interest in the development of ICT in the school, for enhanced student access and engagement, support and training for staff and effective communication platform for all members of the school community.

Applications by POST ONLY for the attention of the Chairperson. Envelopes should be clearly marked “Deputy Principal''. Applicants will be contacted by email so please include an email address.

Application Requirements:

Three Letters of Application
Three Standard Application Forms for Deputy Principal
Certificate to teach Religion in a Catholic school.
Teaching Council Registration