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Principal Application Package 2

ContentsIntroduction ..........................................................................................................4

Our Vision .............................................................................................................5

Teaching & Learning at Saint Ignatius’ College Adelaide .....................................5

Governance ...........................................................................................................6

Selection Criteria ..................................................................................................7

Appointment Information ....................................................................................7

Application Procedure ..........................................................................................8

Position Information Description .........................................................................9

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We seek to help every student fuel, ignite and stoke the fire that dwells within every person. In doing this we seek to create men and women who live fully when they live not for themselves, but for others.

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Introduction Saint Ignatius’ College is a leading Catholic co-educational day school educating over 1,400 students based on two campuses at Norwood and Athelstone.

Saint Ignatius’ College began in Queen Street, Norwood, South Australia, commencing with fifty-two boys and six Jesuit fathers on 13 February 1951. The catalyst was Archbishop Matthew Beovich’s increasing interest in commencing a more formalised Catholic schooling in Adelaide. Thus the Jesuit boys’ day school was established. The initial intake was from Grade 3 onwards. The school grew quickly and in 1967 a secondary campus was opened at Athelstone, in the then outer suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia and the Norwood campus became the Junior School. In 1996, the school changed to offer co-educational enrolments from Reception to Year 12, the first Jesuit school in the world to do so. As the only Jesuit school in the State, we are in a unique position within Catholic schooling. It is also recognised that, consistent with our call to mission, we must endeavour to find ways to offer our educational and formation experiences to families and individuals who, without our assistance, would not be able to share in it.

Currently, the Junior School for Early Years and Reception – Year 6 students is at Norwood, approximately 10 minutes from the Adelaide CBD. The Senior School is based on just over 16 hectares nestling in the foothills at Athelstone approximately 15 minutes away from both the CBD and Junior School and provides a broad curriculum for Years 7 to 12. The curriculum

and community of both campuses reflect the ideals of Jesuit education to aspire to achieve with the children in our care. As such, the curriculum is broad and rich, reflecting process as well as content, the cognitive, the affective and the spiritual. The atmosphere is one that encourages students to develop a love of learning, a desire to achieve personal excellence, and the knowledge, skills and dispositions that support them to navigate, and contribute to a changing and complex world.

The College is one of four Australian Jesuit Colleges and six companion schools; these form part of the network of over 1,000 international Jesuit educational communities throughout the world which began with the visionary Saint Ignatius Loyola some 450 years ago.

The 300 + staff consists of lay and Jesuit teachers committed to maintaining the Jesuit philosophy of education. As a Jesuit school, we provide students with meticulous care in the development of their imaginative, affective and creative dimensions and assist each child to mature gradually in all these areas. This enriches their learning and prevents it from being a solely academic pursuit.

Saint Ignatius’ College aims to enable the development of capable and compassionate young ‘men and women for others’, and students who are intellectually competent, religiously alive, open to growth, loving and committed to justice. A Jesuit education is based on Christian Humanism and emphasises the development of ‘the whole person’ - mind, heart, body, will; the intellectual and affective, the spiritual and the physical, the imagination and the sense of critique. In traditional

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Jesuit terminology, our ‘cura personalis’ approach cares for and treats each student as unique and a gifted young person. By modelling the care God has for each person, we seek to help every student fuel, ignite and stoke the fire that dwells within every human person. In doing this we seek to create men and women who live fully when they live not for themselves, but for others. We seek to deliver an educational experience that goes beyond the academic achievements by helping young people become open to seeking and finding God in new and unexpected places, celebrating the life of the mind, entering into and nurturing their relationship with God, coming to an understanding that they are loved by God, and living the Gospel value of Justice.

The ideal for Ignatian graduates is to become ‘young men and women of competence, conscience, compassion and commitment’ who will be of service in the world and have the generosity to make a contribution. It encourages study of all reality, promoting the search for God in all things while respecting the infinite variety of ways in which God is revealed to an individual. Its objective is to produce wisdom and a deep sense of reverence rather than marketability or a narrow orientation towards a specific career. Since education is a life-long process, it is our aim to instil a joy in learning and a desire to learn that will remain with the students beyond their College days.

Saint Ignatius’ College, Adelaide, proudly upholds these traditions whilst providing an education firmly based on the contemporary educational pedagogies and engenders a lifelong love of learning, and a capacity for reflection and discernment, with graduates who will have the ability to make a difference in their world.

Our VisionTo produce graduates of competence, conscience, compassion and commitment; that is, those who are very competent, concerned for right action, public minded, compassionate, who look to exercise their minds and their imagination and who pray, and committed to a faith that does justice - an awareness of the needs of others, and a readiness to place one’s talents at their service.

This envisages the formation of the whole person through an education that is:

• Holistic – education is focused on the ‘whole being’;

• Progressive - education follows the interior plan of each individual;

• Transforming - education encourages higher levels of being and fulfilment;

• Creative - education stimulates ability to create and connect the imagination with the possibilities and structures of the world and hence enhance a strong sense of self-worth;

• Energising - education offers the pleasure of discovery, the exhilaration of recognition of oneself as an integral part of the world, and the joy of learning and working with others;

• Liberating - education opens doors to the possibilities of being human, of being a friend, and of independent thinking.

And so Saint Ignatius’ College will engender a lifelong love of learning, and a capability for reflection and discernment, with graduates who will thus have the ability to make a difference in their world.

This encompasses Ignatius’ call to strive for the ‘Magis’ – the More – the more universal good, the more effective means, the more generous service of others and the Greater Glory of God.

Teaching & Learning at Saint Ignatius’ College AdelaideAll teaching and learning is based upon the Characteristics of Jesuit Education (http://jesuitinstitute.org/Pages/CharacteristicsJesuitEducation.htm) and the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm (http://jesuitinstitute.org/Pages/IgnatianPedagogy.htm). The Characteristics of Jesuit Education are linked to the world-vision of Ignatius and have been adapted so that they apply to education in the light of today’s needs. The Ignatian pedagogy presents a paradigm which describes a distinctive style and process of teaching. The College’s curriculum is conducted in conjunction with the vision and guidelines set out in the College’s Strategic Plan (http://ignatius.sa.edu.au/uploads/docs/STRATEGIC_PLAN_2010_2.pdf) which has been developed in consultation with various sectors over recent years in liaison with the College Council and is currently being reviewed.

Teaching in an Ignatian environment engages a process whereby teachers promote the Jesuit Mission in the classes they teach and in the various other ways in which they interact with their community. The educational outcomes envisaged by Ignatian Education are the formation of students who are leaders in service, in imitation of Christ Jesus, men and women of competence, conscience and compassionate commitment.

The College offers an outstanding choice of academic education coupled with an impressive range of co-curricular activities. Underpinning all that we do is a comprehensive pastoral care program – ‘cura personalis’ – which works to ensure that all students feel valued and safe within a caring and committed community.

We are proud of our curriculum programs which may be viewed via the following links: http://ignatius.sa.edu.au/schools/junior-school/curriculum/;

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http://ignatius.sa.edu.au/uploads/docs/Year_7_Curriculum_Handbook_2017.pdf

http://ignatius.sa.edu.au/uploads/docs/Year_10_Curriculum_Handbook_2017.pdf

as well our recent SACE Results:

http://ignatius.sa.edu.au/uploads/docs/Academic_Results_2016_Flyer.pdf

Co-curricular at Saint Ignatius’ College, is an experience that engages the mind and heart and permeates through service, writing, music, performance and sport. It has an emphasis on contest and competition and on being part of a gathering. Therefore, a genuine participation in the co-curricular programme at Saint Ignatius’ College is a central element of our educational process.

Saint Ignatius’ College provides a highly engaging teaching and learning environment with significant professional development opportunities for staff.

Saint Ignatius’ College is committed to the formation of the whole person. The education of the whole person includes the spiritual, academic, cultural, sporting and recreational areas of a student’s life. The following areas underlie our endeavours with our students:• Spiritual life and religious values;• Being people of service;• Care of the whole person;• Academic excellence; and,• Co-curricular life.

GovernanceSaint Ignatius’ College is a Jesuit-owned school whereby the Jesuit Order is the proprietor of the school, and hence has the legal and leadership responsibility for it. The direction and policy formation for each Jesuit-owned school has been delegated, in the first instance, to the Provincial’s Delegate for Education and, through the Delegate, to the College Council. The Council has delegated responsibility for the governance of the College, within established Province policies. The work of the Council is guided by the Characteristics of Jesuit Education and is focused on the spiritual, educational and financial well-being of the College.

The Principal, as Head of the College, is responsible for the management, good order and quality of performance of the College, as well as the educational and pastoral welfare of the students and staff. He or she is assisted by a Jesuit Rector who is responsible for the spiritual and religious health of the College community and all such programs to nourish its development. The Head of Senior School, the Head of Junior School and the Director of the Ignatius Early Years have delegated responsibility from the Principal for the day-to-day running of their respective campuses.

The College Leadership Team is comprised of the Rector, the Principal, Head of Senior School, Head of Junior School, the Director of the Ignatius Early Years and the Head of Business. The Principal and the Rector meet regularly with the College Leadership Team to consult, seek advice and formulate administrative and leadership decisions that impact on the smooth running

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of the College and its strategic direction. In addition, the Rector and Principal meet regularly with key executive roles at each campus.

Selection CriteriaIt is expected that the College Principal will demonstrate the skills, experience and personal attributes necessary to satisfy the following selection criteria:

Spiritual and Cultural Leadership • Be a practising Catholic with the demonstrated

understanding of the role of the Independent Catholic school as part of the local and international Church;

• Have the ability to promote, develop and sustain the Ignatian vision in all aspects of College life;

• Have the capacity to create a climate of care for all members of the Saint Ignatius community that maintains a high standard of cura personalis in all facets of College life;

• Have the ability to facilitate a College culture that promotes the values of the Jesuit Province and the College Mission.

Educational Leadership • Have an appreciation of and commitment to the

Ignatian pedagogical approach; • Have a proven ability to lead an excellent school by

anticipating the teaching and learning paradigms of 21st century learners and teachers;

• Have a passion for providing holistic education that includes enthusiasm for comprehensive cocurricular programs;

• Have a demonstrated commitment to and love of lifelong learning;

• Have a strong and contemporary educational vision that assigns high value to academic achievement, global perspectives and optimal use of learning technologies;

• Have a demonstrated capacity to lead, motivate and manage staff in a way that is highly relational and upholds high expectations for innovative professional practice;

• Hold or be eligible for teacher registration through the Teachers Registration Board of South Australia.

Strategic Leadership • Have a sound understanding of the governance

principles of an independent school; • Have an ability to articulate vision and strategic

intent and lead change in a school context; • Have a demonstrated understanding of prudent

management of finances, facilities and resources.

Community Leadership • Have an understanding of an independent Catholic

school in the wider educational community; • Be an effective community builder with proven

ability to engage with the range of stakeholders that make up the Saint Ignatius community;

• Have a personal presence with the ability to represent the College in the broader community.

Personal Attributes • Enjoy working with children and young people; • Be willing to take responsibility and be accountable; • Have highly developed presentation and

interpersonal skills; • Have integrity and high ethical standards; • Have resilience, humility, energy and a sense of

humour.

Appointment InformationThe current Rector and CEO, Fr Rob Davoren SJ, concludes his role at the end of Term 4, 2017 after 11 years of thoughtful and inclusive leadership accompanied by great vision and dedication. The College will then take on a new form of leadership in line with the model at the other Jesuit Colleges in Australia. As a result, the College Council has engaged Hender Consulting to search for the new role of College Principal and applications are invited from appropriately qualified and experienced candidates for this position.

The successful applicant will be an outstanding educational leader with a vision for teaching and learning within a 21st century context. The Principal will be a role model for staff and students, with the energy, enthusiasm and capacity to motivate, inspire and give witness to a faith that does justice for all members of the College community. As a leader within the Australian Jesuit mission, the new Principal will be a practising Catholic with a desire to embrace Ignatian spirituality and explore how this informs the Colleges’ ways of operating.

The Principal is responsible for the management, good order and quality of performance of the College and the educational, pastoral and religious welfare of the College, its students and staff.

As the educational leader, the Principal is responsible for articulating the vision of the College, ensuring that the highest standards of educational endeavour and pastoral care are maintained from the perspective of the Jesuit identity and ethos.

There is a dual leadership model at Saint Ignatius’ College Adelaide with the Rector and Principal serving the mission of the school. The Rector is a Jesuit priest and is part of the Jesuit Community attached to the

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College. At the end of May 2017, the appointment of new Rector, Fr Peter Hosking SJ, will be announced. Fr Hosking SJ is currently the Rector of Saint Aloysius College, Sydney, and will commence his role in Adelaide in January 2018. As the spiritual leader and steward of the Ignatian ethos and tradition, the Rector is responsible for the spiritual, pastoral and religious health of the College Community and all such programmes to nourish its development. The Rector is appointed by the Provincial of the Australian Province of the Society of Jesus. The College Principal is appointed by the College Council with the approval of the Jesuit Provincial.

It is expected that the successful applicant will assume responsibilities from the commencement of the academic year 2018, with a handover from the current Principal occurring during Term 4 2017. It is anticipated that the incoming Principal will participate in a programme of formation and induction into the Ignatian and Jesuit tradition during Term 4 2017/Term 1 2018.

The appointment will commence 1 January 2018 unless otherwise negotiated.

Application ProcedureApplications for the position of Principal should include the following information: • Full name, address, telephone number and email

address; • A full résumé covering current position and areas

of responsibility, prior teaching and leadership experience;

• Cultural, community and recreational involvement and interests;

• Academic and professional qualifications and publications; and,

• The names and contact details of four referees, one of whom is a Priest, who may be approached in confidence about the applicant.

In addition, applicants should provide a supporting statement outlining their educational philosophy and how their skills, experience and personal attributes might be assessed against the selection criteria.

Hender Consulting is assisting the College Council with this appointment.

For further information on the College, please visit ignatius.sa.edu.au

Applications in Word format only should be forwarded to Andrew Reed at Hender Consulting by email to 21740@hender.com.au ideally by 9am Tuesday, 13 June 2017.

Confidential telephone enquiries are welcome and may be directed to Andrew, Julie Brennan or Justin Hinora at Hender Consulting on (08) 8100 8849.

The College Council reserves the right to fill the position by invitation, or to re-advertise the position.

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Position Information DescriptionThe Principal and Rector have a shared responsibility for the leadership of the College. The following information provides more detail of the role and responsibilities of the Principal:

1. Role purposeThe Saint Ignatius’ College Council (College Council) delegates to the Principal the responsibility for the educational leadership of the College. As such, he or she articulates the vision and models the implementation of the Jesuit ethos and identity.

2. Role responsibilityThe Principal is appointed by the Provincial of the Australian Jesuits on the recommendation of the College Council. As the delegated leader of the College, the Principal is responsible to the Provincial of the Society of Jesus in Australia through the College Council.

3. Role relationshipsThe responsibility for good government of the College is vested in the Provincial, College Council, the Rector and the Principal, in accordance with the College Constitution.• The College Council is an incorporated body responsible for the control and management of the College to

the Jesuit Provincial, in whom the ownership of the College is invested. On behalf of the Society of Jesus, it is responsible for the affairs of the College and ensures that the College is conducted as an independent Roman Catholic Jesuit School of such a character as may from time to time be specified by the Provincial. The Chair of Council reports to the Provincial through the Delegate. The Principal and Rector are not members of the College Council but report to it. They prepare reports on their ministry for the College Council at its regular meetings. The Principal liaises regularly with the Rector and Chair of Council.

• The Principal is responsible for the management, good order and quality of performance of the College and the educational, pastoral and religious welfare of the College and its students. The Principal is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that the executive leadership team implements School Council policy. As the educational leader, the Principal is responsible for articulating the vision, ensuring that the highest standards of educational endeavour and pastoral care are maintained from the perspective of the Jesuit identity and ethos;

• The Rector as apostolic and spiritual leader of the College is ultimately responsible to the Provincial and immediately responsible to College Council. The Rector has overall responsibility for the Ignatian formation of the school community. To a degree there is some flexibility within the specific responsibilities of the roles of Rector and Principal provided these are clearly agreed and enunciated in writing. For this dual leadership to work there is a prerequisite for regular and thorough communication between the Principal and Rector.

4. Role accountability4.1 As Education Leader the Principal will:• Lead the teaching and learning of the College in regard to innovative pedagogy and curriculum;• Maintain a high standard of cura personalis in all facets of College life;• Implement the best possible procedures and practices for student care, development and management;• Provide leadership and supervision of the College curriculum ensuring that every student experiences teaching

and learning opportunities at the highest possible standard;• Provide strategic and innovative leadership for teaching and learning in a global educational environment;• Ensure the effective development and implementation of Ignatian pedagogy; • Administer, in collaboration with the relevant College leaders, an effective approach to student management and

student leadership development;• Ensure ongoing curriculum development and review;• Provide for the ongoing evaluation of all learning programs;• Provide for supervision, professional development and appraisal of all academic staff;• Ensure the provision of quality Religious Education programs for students that include a focus on academic

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content and Faith commitment and expression;• Implement ongoing procedures that ensure that the College meets State Registration and Accreditation

requirements.

4.2 As Community/Cultural Leader the Principal will:• Ensure the Society’s directives and guidelines are followed: e.g. Province Mission statements, Father Provincial’s

Letters, the Instructions on the Administration of Goods and the like;• Assist the College community to work within and contribute positively to the integration of all Jesuit Ministries in

Australia and globally;• Contribute positively to the growth and development of the Jesuit network of schools;• Facilitate the development of a College culture that promotes the values of the College Mission Statement;• Represent the school in those diverse national and state associations of Catholic and independent school

principals;• Establish effective practices for enhancing the participation of all branches of the College community in the life of

the College;• Communicate effectively with the College community;• Act as the official spokesperson for the College consulting with Chair and Rector, and Provincial and the Education

Delegate;• Represent the College in all educational and Catholic education forums;• Promote a sense of collaboration with and belonging to both the local and international Church; • Implement appropriate collaborative relationships with relevant educational institutions and agencies;• Involve staff, students and parents in collaborative decision-making processes where appropriate;• Ensure that the activities of all branches of the College community support College policy and practice.

4.3 As Administrative Leader the Principal will:• Participate in Council meetings reporting on all matters relating to College activities where required;• Maintain regular communication with the Chair of College Council;Contribute to College Council committees

where necessary and appropriate;• Focus on College development and strategic planning;• Provide appropriate direction for the Business Manager to ensure the exercise of sound financial management

of the College and that the physical resources for teaching and learning are developed and maintained to the highest possible standard at all times;

• Have responsibility for the employment/termination of all staff and the enrolment/dismissal of students;• Implement appropriate processes for the careful selection, induction, appraisal and development of all staff;• Provide for supervision, professional development and appraisal of all non-academic staff;• Ensure appropriate delegation of tasks, duties and responsibilities;• Establish and maintain effective procedures for:

• The day to day operation of the College;• Communication of administrative expectations and procedures;• Workplace health and safety of College staff, students and community;• Compliance requirements and all matters related to the promotion of Child safety.

• Maintain the physical facilities and assets of the College to ensure the highest educational standards can be achieved.

4.4 As Pastoral / Spiritual Leader the Principal will work with the Rector to:• Develop and protect the Ignatian vision, ethos and educational tradition in every aspect of College life;• Promote the Catholic identity and faith life of the College;• Create a climate of care for all branches of the College community;

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• Support and develop the wider College community including the alumni, the Parents and Friends, past Parents and Friends (Fidelis);

• Model Gospel values of justice, reconciliation and hope;• Encourage the quality of sacramental life and Chapel worship in the school;• Give priority to faith education which includes the development of:

• a commitment to Jesus and his church, and its expression in prayer and liturgy;• a sense of ‘Church’ within the College;• Gospel values of justice, reconciliation and hope in College policy and practice;

• Build a culture of leadership underpinned by the Ignatian Leadership Framework.• Develop and maintain the College’s capacity and willingness to respond to those in need;• Encourage the development of social conscience which looks particularly to protecting the weak and

marginalised in the community;• Ensure implementation of enrolment procedures that are consistent with the Ignatian ethos;• Support the Foundation and Advancement office in its task to build a community of friends committed to the

College and to raise money for Capital works and bursaries;• Developing policy about and selection of bursary candidates (financial assistance to those who could not afford

to enrol);• Responsibility for liaising with existing families about payment plans and other financial assistance for those

having trouble meeting their obligations to the College;• Ensure that College policy and practice are respectful of difference in all its forms including gender race, talent,

religion, culture.

5. Role requirementsThe role requires that the Principal is a practising Catholic with a capacity to understand and implement the Ignatian traditions.

6. Length of TenureThe Principal is initially appointed on contract for a period of five years.

7. Appraisal / Review ConditionsThe appointee to this position will undergo Reviews and Appraisals as required.

June 2017

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