Assistant Principal Special Education

The Hills School at Northmead, is a caring and supportive learning community providing quality educational programs for students with a diverse range of learning needs, from Kindergarten to Year 12. The Hills School caters for 115 students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, which may include physical disabilities, sensory impairments or Autism Spectrum Disorder. 76% of students have a language background other than English and 3% of our students are Aboriginal.

We believe communication is the foundation for learning. We are dedicated to working together in helping every student learn and grow towards independence.

We seek to know each of our students, value them as individuals and care for their needs in all that we do. This common purpose underpins all of our practices, systems and processes and ultimately leads to high impact learning opportunities for our students.

Highly skilled staff are guided by an inclusive, collaborative ethos ensuring a shared vision and approach to rich, individualised teaching and learning programs. Individual plans focus on meeting student need whilst aligning with NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

For information on the school's strategic directions and annual school report please see the school website; https://thehills-

In addition to the general selection criteria approval to teach special education and/or successful experience teaching for students with special education needs.

1. Demonstrated capacity to lead innovative, data informed teaching and learning practices to support student growth and attainment.

2. Capacity and experience to lead, support and grow teachers to deliver high quality personalised learning and embed communication supports in a culture of high expectations.

3. Ability to lead and manage challenging situations including complex behaviour and health care, through collaboration, problem-solving, and effective communication.

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

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.

All Department of Education employees working in an SSP are required to be vaccinated as outlined at Vaccination requirements for school sites ). The successful candidate for this position will be required to confirm vaccination status prior to the department finalising their appointment and entry on duty. Find the department's latest advice on COVID-19 (coronavirus) at

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.