Assistant Principal - West Wallsend Public School

Permanent full-time job at West Wallsend Public School (West Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000BA5R
Closing date June 17, 2026, 2 a.m. (AEST)
Location Brown St, West Wallsend 2286 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Vanessa Linstrom
0425 369 343

About this job

Position Information

West Wallsend Public School is a comprehensive co-educational primary school serving Kindergarten to Year 6 students in the West Wallsend area. Situated in heritage-listed buildings within the Lake Macquarie/Newcastle region, the school fosters a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment. With a diverse enrolment of 267 students—including 19% identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander—the school is committed to excellence through evidence-based teaching, a strong focus on literacy, numeracy, and gifted education, and a broad range of enrichment opportunities such as performing arts, sports, and leadership programs.

Led by a non-teaching Principal, four Assistant Principals, and a dedicated teaching staff, West Wallsend Public School values student voice, leadership, and community partnerships, including a close collaboration with the Kumaridha Aboriginal Education Consultative Group. Its Strategic Improvement Plan centres on student growth and attainment alongside collaborative practice and engagement, underpinning the school’s vision to nurture confident, creative learners ready to reach their full potential.

 

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 a demonstrated ability to lead and implement whole-school programs in literacy and numeracy, using explicit teaching and differentiated strategies to meet the diverse learning needs of students.
2. Proven capacity to collaborate effectively within a leadership team, driving whole-school initiatives aligned with strategic goals while mentoring and motivating teachers to enhance High Potential Gifted Education (HPGE).
3. Demonstrated ability to analyse and use evidence-based data to inform practices that support student wellbeing, including the implementation of proactive behaviour management strategies, fostering positive relationships, and building a safe, inclusive school culture that enhances wellbeing outcomes for all students.
 
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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