Assistant Principal

Overview

Job Description - Assistant Principal - Warragamba Public School (0000B1O6)

Assistant Principal - Warragamba Public School - 0000B1O6

Location

Sydney Region

Advertisement Number A900147913

Number of Positions

1

Total Remuneration Package: Remuneration package valued at $164,024.00. This position attracts a base salary of $144,717.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation.

School Name: Warragamba Public School

Staffing Area: Penrith

FTE: 1.000

Contact Phone number: 47741205

Contact School Admin: 99999999

Closing Date

05-Nov-2025, 5:00:00 AM

Job Category

TCH Other

Organisation

Teaching Service

Position Information

Warragamba Public School, situated on Gundungurra land between Macarthur and Penrith, is nestled near the historic Warragamba Dam in a growing semi-rural community. Our school serves 440 students from Kindergarten to Year 6, including a Multi-Categorical support class. With a deep sense of community, we are proud of our partnerships with the dedicated P&C, Warragamba Silverdale Neighbourhood Centre, and the local Men's Shed, all working harmoniously to support our students and families.

Diversity is at the heart of our school, with 49 of our students identifying as Aboriginal and 25 students coming from non-English speaking backgrounds. Our students reflect a broad range of socio-economic backgrounds, contributing to the vibrant and inclusive culture we foster.

Warragamba Public School implements a planned approach to wellbeing. Our school builds a collective culture of improvement that simultaneously supports motivation, health and wellness utilising a whole school model founded on internal psychology model Choice Theory/Reality Therapy aimed at students and staff intrinsically motivated to control their own choices. Warragamba Public School has a very dedicated and hardworking teaching staff supported by an equally committed team of SASS and support staff.

We prioritise evidence-based literacy and numeracy professional development through initiatives like teaching sprints. Led by our Assistant Principals Curriculum and Instruction, these sprints follow a cycle of inquiry where teachers identify student needs, build professional knowledge, trial best practices, and evaluate their impact. This continuous learning cycle has a measurable positive effect on our students' outcomes.

Our strong sense of community is reflected in the excellent attendance and engagement at school events, including Education Celebrations, Book Week Parades, Open Days, Easter Hat Parades, Grandparents Days, and special assemblies.

Warragamba Public School is deeply committed to inclusive education, utilising a comprehensive Learning and Support process. Our Assistant Principal Welfare and Wellbeing and the learning support team work closely with students, families, and external agencies to ensure student-centered planning, differentiated teaching, and tailored adjustments are in place for every learner.

Warragamba Public School is committed to improving the outcomes of Aboriginal students and increasing knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal histories and culture across the school. Through our Aboriginal Education Committee and the guidance of our Aboriginal Education Officer, we are focused on improving learning outcomes, cultural goals, and enriching the understanding of all students.

Specific Selection Criteria

- In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary, with demonstrated capacity to work as part of a dynamic leadership team, balancing exemplary classroom practice with the complexities of a leadership role.
- Proven ability to provide visible, approachable and relational leadership, with outstanding organisational, communication and interpersonal skills to engage staff, students, parents and the wider educational community in building positive and collaborative partnerships.
- Demonstrated expertise in leading differentiated, high-impact professional learning, ensuring the continual development of teacher capability and growth in literacy and numeracy outcomes across the curriculum.
- Proven capacity to lead innovation and wellbeing initiatives, with passion and support for HPGE, technology and film-making, and a strong commitment to building salutogenic wellbeing practices that enable all students to connect, succeed and thrive.

General Selection Criteria

- Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
- Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
- Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
- Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
- Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
- Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy

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 and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion. New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.

We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge their continued connection to their country and culture.

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