Assistant Principal - Minchinbury Public School

Permanent full-time job at Minchinbury Public School (Minchinbury, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B7MH
Closing date April 1, 2026, 1 a.m. (AEST)
Location McFarlane Drive, Minchinbury 2770 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Kristy Troy
9832 1488

About this job

Position Information

Minchinbury Public School has an enrolment of 420 students, including 7% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 53% of students from a non-English speaking background.

The school has a strong emphasis on wellbeing and promoting the core values of Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL). The school provides opportunities so that every student, every teacher and every leader improves every year.

Minchinbury Public School provides extensive opportunities for students to achieve and extend their learning experiences in a variety of academic, sporting, and extracurricular activities.

The school’s staff are dedicated professionals and include early career and experienced teachers.

In 2022 Minchinbury Public School was awarded the Secretary’s School Achievement Award for the teaching of reading. In 2023 Minchinbury Public School was awarded the Secretary’s School Achievement Award for the teaching of numeracy.

The school enjoys a positive reputation within the local and broader community and values strong and effective partnerships with the Parents and Citizens’ Association.

Our school vision is ‘At Minchinbury Public School we are a motivated and respectful community of learners.’

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 demonstrated excellence in classroom teaching practice.

Highly developed interpersonal skills with a proven capacity to mentor and lead early career and experienced teachers in a culture of continuous improvement, educational reform and high expectations, incorporating the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and the curriculum.

Demonstrated ability to lead teams to analyse and use evidence, including data, to guide and inform teaching and learning in literacy and numeracy.

Demonstrated ability to implement targeted professional learning to build staff capacity to drive improvement in student outcomes.

 
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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