Staff Roles

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• Principal:
• Oversees entire school operations, including culture, curriculum, and pedagogy.
• Community-facing figure, collaborates with community partners for programs.
• Sets strategic direction and serves as the instructional leader.
• Contact for: partnerships, whole-school programming, integrity and complaints.
• Business Manager (BM):
• Manages finance and assets, including buildings.
• HR Responsibilities include teacher aides, ancillary and cleaning staff.
• Collaborates with the principal to ensure efficient resource use.
• Contact for: venue hire and payment plans.
• Deputy Principals (DP):
• Work with the principal on strategic direction.
• Develop, maintain and oversees whole-school programs.
• Responsible for student discipline for ongoing or major behaviours.
• Contact for: school events, school-wide support, bullying, attendance, changes to school programming.
• Head of Departments (HOD):
• Leads and manages specific academic departments, including HR and budgets.
• Responsible for curriculum development and teacher supervision (including curriculum delivery, consistent pedagogical approach, and reporting).
• Contact for: if you're having difficulty speaking with a teacher, your next step is the curriculum HOD.
• Guidance Officer (GO):
• Works with students who seek tertiary studies.
• Oversees all aspects relating to mental health and wellbeing of students.
• Works with external agencies to ensure holistic support.
• Contact for: any mental health concerns / GPs in Schools.
• House Leaders:
• Oversee pastoral care and well-being of students within specific houses.
• Main focus: house culture, attendance, and uniform.
• Contact for: initial conversations around support for your student / family.  Uniform and/or attendance difficulties.

• Community Education Councillor (CEC)
• Provide educational counselling and support services within schools to ensure that the best possible assistance services are available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children, students, families and communities.
• Provide cross cultural awareness training to the broader school community.
• Contact for: Anything related to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student/families.
• Teachers:
• Deliver curriculum content, assess student progress, and provide support.
• Collaborate with department heads and other teachers for a holistic educational experience.
• Contact for: Teachers should be your first point-of-contact as they work with your student for the most amount of time at school and can often best answer your question.

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