Assistant Principal - Burraneer Bay Public School

Permanent full-time job at Burraneer Bay Public School (Woolooware, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B9B6
Closing date May 13, 2026, 2 a.m. (AEST)
Location 161-165 Burraneer Bay Rd, Cronulla 2230 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Felicity Preston
95234869

About this job

Position Information

Burraneer Bay Public School acknowledges the Gweagal Clan of the Dharawal Speaking Nation. It is a large school consisting of 600 students located in the Sutherland Shire. Burraneer Bay has a welcoming and friendly community with a dedicated and caring staff. It has a reputation for excellence across a relevant and balanced curriculum. The school is committed to providing a caring and quality learning environment where all students are encouraged to strive to achieve their personal best. There are 13 students who identify as Aboriginal and 0.07% of students learning English as an additional language (EAL/D students). The school has a strong emphasis on extra-curricular activities, especially in the performing arts and sport. 

The school has a proud and supportive community. The school provides a caring environment that emphasises a strong set of values that are integrated into all aspects of school life and valued by the wider community. Positive wellbeing programs are a feature of the school with students, staff and community working together to promote relationships that are based on collaboration and mutual respect. There are strong transition programs from Preschool to Kindergarten, Year 2 to Year 3 as well as Year 6 onto high school. 

General Selection Criteria
1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy
Specific Selection Criteria
In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary with:

1. ‎A proven capacity to work and lead collaboratively as part of a leadership team and effectively balance the dual role of an exemplary teacher and the complex responsibilities of an Assistant Principal

2. Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement aligned with the School Excellence Plan and the priorities of the NSW Department of Education

3. Ability to foster student engagement and community participation through leading, developing or managing a range of extra-curricular programs including, but not limited to, sport, filmmaking and podcasting. 
 
Conditions

An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.

 

Special Notes

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
 

About the NSW Department of Education 

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here. 

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

 

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