Assistant Principal Special Education

Hobartville Public School is a comprehensive K-6 primary school located in Richmond NSW in the Hawkesbury area north-west of Sydney. Beginning as a school serving families from the RAAF in Richmond, our school develops student's ability to operate in the world with integrity and high expectations of themselves. Our motto is 'Success with Honour'.

Hobartville Public School has a current enrolment of 365 students. 17% of the students in our school identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Our 19 classes include 14 mainstream classes and 5 Multi-categorical Support Unit classes.

Staff engage in a variety of professional learning including Explicit Instruction driven by embedded collaborative practice. Teachers reflect and collaborate to grow in responsive teaching. Wellbeing programs support students, teachers and families.

The Support Unit at Hobartville has existed for over 20 years and is an integral part of the school. We strive to provide an educational experience that meets each student's individual needs and also ensuring alignment with required curriculum implementation standards.

Note: To ensure we are able to consider your application it is recommended you read the details concerning application format. There is a link in the special notes below.

In addition to the general selection criteria,

• Proven capacity and skills in fostering a positive, collaborative work environment that promotes staff collaboration and professional growth in a setting catering for students with complex educational needs.
• Proven outstanding ability to work carefully and collaboratively to ensure the integrity of processes and continuity of curriculum delivery that aims to meet the developmental, behavioural, and educational needs of students with disabilities.
• Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining a high standard of strong, genuine partnerships with parents and various stakeholders in a dynamic setting catering for the educational provision of a range of students with disabilities.

• 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

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.