Assistant Principal - Maroubra Junction Public School

Permanent full-time job at Maroubra Junction Public School (Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B6OX
Closing date March 11, 2026, 1 a.m. (AEST)
Location Storey St, Maroubra 2035 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Helen Empacher
02 9349 8333

About this job

Position Information

Maroubra Junction Public School is situated on Bidjigal land in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, and has 491 students enrolled K-6. One percent of our students identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and approximately 55% of our students have English as an additional language or dialect. We enjoy modern facilities, including a lift and ramp for ease of accessibility, and spacious grounds that are well landscaped and maintained. We offer Greek and Chinese language classes as part of the Department's Community Languages Program, and Dharawal classes in Kindergarten in support of our local Aboriginal community's drive to revitalise the language. We have a newly introduced opportunity class, with high potential and gifted education across all classes a core component of our School Excellence Plan. Alongside that, we provide opportunities for our staff to continuously build their capabilities to ensure every student experiences high quality teaching, and we have a whole-school approach to the development of literacy and numeracy skills to ensure the most effective evidence-based teaching methods optimise learning outcomes for all students. We offer a range of extracurricular activities to add to the development of students' interests and talents. We build partnerships to develop a sense of self and belonging for all members of our school community.

At our school, learning is visible and teachers and students adopt a positive growth mindset when faced with challenges in their learning and/or adversities in life. Our core values of respect, learning, and safety underpin our expectations that utilise the ethos of Positive Behaviours for Learning programs. High expectations lend themselves to improvement in literacy and numeracy outcomes, building the capacity of all stakeholders, and engaging as a school community.

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.
  • Experience in leading high potential and gifted education, with knowledge of identification & assessment processes, building staff capacity, and enhancing teacher practice in curriculum differentiation
  • Demonstrated ability to lead a whole-school culture of inclusion, improving outcomes for students with disabilities or diverse learning needs, mentoring staff, and working with parents, carers, and external agencies to ensure a coordinated approach to support
  • Educational expertise with demonstrated ability to strategically lead teams, be responsive to changing circumstances, and sustain improvement in teaching and learning outcomes
  • Demonstrated collaborative, collegial and empathetic leadership that supports the school's vision and shared goals, and builds collaborative teams based on strong relational trust
 
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 all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

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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