Assistant Principal Special Education

Job Title

Assistant Principal Special Education – Visual Impairment (Itinerant) – Warwick Farm Public School

Location

Sydney Region – Warwick Farm Public School

Remuneration

Total Remuneration Package: $168,946.00 (base salary $149,059.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation).

Position Details

Full‑time, 1.000 FTE.

Role Summary

The Itinerant Support Teacher Assistant Principal – Vision (APISTV) role supports schools to ensure full curriculum access for students with confirmed vision disabilities across preschools, primary schools, high schools, schools for specific purposes and support classes. It requires leading and mentoring staff, conducting assessments, participating in review meetings, providing expert advice, coordinating complex systems, delivering targeted professional learning and liaising with the Team Around a School and external providers. The role is based at Warwick Farm Public School in the Liverpool network and requires travel to schools across networks.

Responsibilities

- Model high expectations, foster a collaborative and accountable team culture, and build staff capability to ensure cohesive, consistent practices.

- Lead and mentor a Vision Team at the base school.

- Conduct assessments and provide evidence‑based adjustments.

- Coordinate complex systems, caseloads, and professional learning sessions.

- Collaborate with the Team Around a School and external providers.

- Support students with vision impairment and promote inclusive practices.

Specific Selection Criteria

1. Demonstrated approval and willingness to teach students with vision impairment across all educational settings from Preschool to Year 12, including readiness to travel itinerantly. Builds strong relationships with students, families and schools, and leads a high‑performing Vision Team.

2. Proven capacity to foster a collaborative team culture, mentoring colleagues, innovating and coordinating complex systems while leading a cohesive vision support team at the base school.

3. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with strong organisational and management skills to lead collaborative planning, support team operations and coordinate effective case management across the network.

4. Capacity to promote an effective inclusive learning environment, grounded in knowledge of the Disability Standards for Education and the needs of diverse cultural backgrounds.

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 ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs.

3. Educational leadership skills to build capacity and manage performance of individuals and teams.

4. Well‑developed communication and interpersonal skills 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.

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 must 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.

Ability and willingness to travel between worksites and a current driver’s licence with reliable vehicle are required.

About the NSW Department of Education

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia, responsible 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 adjustments to the recruitment/interview process are needed to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit the NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion page. New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced. The guidelines are located here.

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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