Assistant Principal Learning and Support - Barellan Central School

Permanent full-time job at Barellan Central School (Barellan, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B3MT
Closing date February 25, 2026 (AEST)
Location Boree St, Barellan 2665 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Jane Hopper
02 6963 9202

About this job

Position Information

Barellan Central School is located in the West Wyalong Principal network. Barellan Central School is the base school location for the  Assistant Principal Leaning and Support (APLAS) position, and has 56 students from K-12.  This position is to support the schools of the West Wyalong Principal network in conjunction with Team around a School NSBT staff. 

West Wyalong Principal network consists of teaching principal schools, primary schools, central schools, and high schools. Many of these are in rural settings with limited access to external services. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering evidence-based programs that enhance the learning and support outcomes for students with additional needs across the West Wyalong Principal Network.

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, 

1.       Approval to teach students with learning and support needs primary and/or experience teaching students with learning and support needs (primary/secondary) in regular classes. Capacity to provide specialist assistant to students in regular classes with additional learning and support needs and their teachers.

2.       Demonstrated ability to provide specialty advice and professional support to a range of school-based personnel including Learning and Support Teachers, to develop and successfully implement adjusted educational programs for students with additional learning and support needs.

3.       Liaise with Team Around a School to ensure the coordinated prioritisation and delivery of support for students with additional learning and support needs.

4.       Ability to work collaboratively and enhance the capacity of school-based Learning and Support Teams by providing professional learning to schools and the network, to best support students with additional learning and support needs.

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.

 

The role and responsibilities for the Assistant Principal Learning and Support can be found here.
 

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 all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.

 

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