Assistant Principal - Woodberry Public School

Permanent full-time job at Woodberry Public School (Woodberry, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000B4ZV
Closing date December 10, 2025 (AEST)
Location Lawson Ave, Woodberry 2322 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Sarah-Jane Hazell
0249662044

About this job

Position Information

Woodberry Public School sits within the Hunter network of schools. The school is community focused with a clear mission to ensure all students reach the highest possible outcomes in all aspects of their education through the values of respect, commitment and responsibility. It is a school which values the contributions of a range of partners and is recognised for its strong standards and ability to adapt to current community needs.  Woodberry Public School has 220 students in seven mainstream classes and seven support classes. Of these students 48% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

With a FOEI of 188, the school uses significant equity resources to optimise support for our students, purchase school resources and provide high impact professional learning to support the learning and wellbeing needs for all. We have a Schools As Community Centre (Woodberry Place of Friends) within our school. As a member of the dynamic Gateway Learning Community of schools we support the needs of the school community with strong alliances and partnerships with government and non-government agencies including our local AECG. We continue to consolidate our highly successful transition to school program through our involvement with the Strong Start, Successful Learners Gateway Learning Community project. We aim to proactively support positive change for the Woodberry Community and work closely with our partner high school, Francis Greenway High School, to continue to enhance the middle years transition program.

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 experience in leading, evaluating and refining wellbeing practices, systems and structures across the school.
Proven ability to lead teams to expertly use data to plan and implement differentiated explicit teaching strategies, catering for a diverse range of students, including those with high potential and giftedness.
Visible leadership with demonstrated ability to inspire a culture of continuous improvement across all stakeholders to promote a shared responsibility for student success.
Demonstrated high level experience in providing differentiated support and mentorship for a diverse staff to support the implementation of the School Excellence Plan (SEP).
 
 
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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