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An internal panel of suitable applicants may be set up to fill vacancies which may occur within a specific time period (four months for teacher posts and the duration of the school year for SNA posts) from the date on which the Board approves the successful candidate.

St. Oliver's N.S. is a co-educational Catholic Primary School, situated in the village of Duncannon, New Ross Co. Wexford. This school has a Catholic ethos and in under the patronage of the Catholic Bishop of Ferns, Bishop Ger Nash.
The Board of Management of Duncannon N.S. invites applications for the position of Teaching Principal.

The present teaching staff comprises of 3 Mainstream Class Teachers (including the Principal), 1 Special Education Teacher, 1 Principal Release Teacher (who is shared with four other schools) and 1 SNA.

Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria of being fully registered under Route 1 (Primary) with the Teaching Council and of having 5 years’ recognised teaching service, two of which must be in a recognised primary school within the Republic of Ireland.

Specific Roles and Responsibilities for this position relate to the four domains of Leadership and Management, taken from ‘Looking at our School, 2022: A Quality Framework for Primary Schools and Special Schools’.

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

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:
• A commitment to continue to lead and strengthen the Catholic ethos of the school.
• Evidence of leadership skills, a proven ability to lead and work collaboratively with all staff members and to foster leadership in others
• An ability to work collaboratively with the Board of Management,
• Excellent people management, interpersonal and communication skills and a proven capacity in successfully leading others.
• An ability to foster positive relationships with pupils, parents, staff, the Board of Management and the wider school community.
• Experience in prioritising, planning and organising workload.
• An in-depth knowledge of the Primary Curriculum, including policy development and a strong commitment to leading teaching and learning;
• Experience in the development, implementation, operation and evaluation of innovative school-based initiatives.
• Organisational capabilities in managing school resources and proven administrative skills.