Assistant Principal Special Education

4 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NSW Government Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year
Position Information

Dawson Public School is located in Western Sydney and has an enrolment of 338 students. This includes 266 K-6 students, 2 multi-categorical support classes (increasing to 3 classes in 2026) and 72 preschool students. Our school community is culturally diverse with 47% of students having non-English speaking background, 33% require some level of EAL/D (English an additional language or dialect) support and 20% of students identify as having an Aboriginal background.

Dawson Public School community believes in creating a positive, student-centred, inclusive and engaging learning environment where all students are challenged to learn and continually improve in a safe, respectful, collaborative and high expectations environment. Our vision is to create authentic partnerships in learning with the community and collaboratively inspire all students to become self-motivated, resilient and confident, assessment capable learners. Dawson Public School strives to ensure a continuous cycle of improvement to maximise student learning outcomes.

Selection Criteria

In addition to the general selection criteria,

  • Approval to teach special education and/or experience working with students with autism.
  • Proven ability to design, implement, and evaluate differentiated learning programs that cater to diverse student needs, supported by effective classroom and trauma-informed management strategies.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills to engage effectively with colleagues, families, and stakeholders to enhance student outcomes.
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
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 ) 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.

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