Assistant Principal - Nulkaba Public School

Permanent full-time job at Nulkaba Public School (Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000BEAM
Closing date November 4, 2026 (AEST)
Location 5 O'Connors Road, Nulkaba NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Lesley Burley
02 4990 1805

About this job

Position Information

Nulkaba Public School has a current enrolment of 440 students, 23% of whom identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. The school has 20 classes, including 3 support classes within our Inclusive Learning Hub, and will open a new Public Preschool in Term 4 of, 2026.

The values of Safe, Respectful, Active Learners underpin a culture where every child is valued every day. Evidence-informed teaching, personalised learning and high-expectation relationships empower students to excel academically, socially and emotionally.

We provide an engaging and challenging curriculum designed to support students to reach their full potential and a broad range of extra-curricular opportunities complements classroom learning.

Our highly committed staff engage in ongoing professional learning, collaboration and mentoring to continually strengthen teaching practice. Student learning and wellbeing are further supported through our Learning and Support Team, School Learning Support Officers, school counsellor and Assistant Principal Wellbeing.

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

  1. In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary with the skills, experience and/or willingness to supervise and support ES1 and Preschool staff and students.

  2. Demonstrated capacity to balance the dual roles of exemplary classroom teacher and leader to drive whole school improvement in literacy and numeracy through data-driven practices to guide and inform differentiated teaching.

  3. Strong educational leadership with a focus on setting high expectations and building teacher capacity through evidence-informed practices to improve student outcomes.

  4. Highly visible and collaborative leader, who promotes a culture of belonging and high expectations to strengthen positive partnerships with students, staff, parents and the broader school community.
     

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.

 

 

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