Deputy Principal

Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/DP897733

This is a twelve (12) month fixed term, full-time position commencing Term 1, 2025

Albany Secondary Education Support Centre (ESC) is seeking to appoint an innovative, highly professional, and dedicated Deputy Principal – Education Support to join their exemplary team.

In collaboration with the Principal and the Leadership team, the Deputy Principal – Education Support will provide educational leadership in the school and community by developing and promoting the school’s vision, business plan and strategic directions across the school community. A significant responsibility of the Deputy Principal – Education Support is to implement and maintain a collaborative school culture that promotes positive behaviours, relationships between students, staff, parents, caregivers and the wider community. This will require knowledge of high level behaviour support systems, interagency collaboration, coaching and training staff and monitoring effectiveness of individual, group and whole school systems including data analysis.

The successful applicant will ideally possess outstanding interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence to develop strong relationships with all stakeholders of the school community. Strong curriculum knowledge of the Western Australian Curriculum and Abilities Based Learning Education, Western Australia Support Materials (ABLEWA) as well as experience utilising Special Education Needs - Reporting to Parents (SEN RTP) and the National Quality Standards is highly desirable.

The Deputy Principal works proactively with staff to ensure consistent, collaborative practices in teaching and learning. A key role will be to collaboratively develop and implement whole school plans for English, Maths and Aboriginal Education, with Augmentative Alternative Communication embedded.

The Deputy Principal, alongside the leadership team, promotes the school’s vision and drive the school’s priorities as detailed in the Business Plan. The successful applicant should possess the skills and knowledge to lead teams of staff with a focus on quality teaching and learning, data-driven and evidence-based practice to improve student outcomes and drive school improvement.

The successful applicant will ideally have experience in completing disability resourcing checklists and reviews, Vocationel Education and Training in Schools (VETiS) knowledge and managing students transitioning in and out of the school. This will include liaising with parents/carers, external providers as well as working with teachers and special needs education assistants to ensure the academic, social and emotional needs of our students are met.

Excellent organisational skills as well as the capacity to achieve successful outcomes, across all layers of a school community are highly desirable attributes. It would also be highly desirable for the successful applicant to have recent experience with Education Support operations and an excellent understanding and experience with the use of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS.)

Our Purpose

Albany Secondary ESC is committed to providing a safe, caring and supportive environment where students are empowered to achieve their social, emotional and academic potential. We promote and maintain positive relationships both within our school community and the larger community. We foster an inclusive environment that provides opportunities for all students to develop independence for life and actively contribute to society.

This selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy. Applicants assessed as suitable during this selection process may be considered for other similar vacancies that occur throughout our school for up to 12 months following this initial appointment. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position. 

To be suitable for this role, you will need to demonstrate the following work related requirements:

Capacity to provide effective leadership in a diverse range of educational settings; High level of interpersonal and public relations skills that demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships to achieve planned outcomes; Professional knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge to ensure a high level of educational outcomes for all students (e.g. Aboriginal students, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds and students with special needs); Capacity to manage staff, physical and financial resources.

Applications will be assessed against the work related requirements of the position. The business needs of the school may also be considered. It is therefore recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.

The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

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