Acting Assistant Principal - Waverley

Acting Assistant Principal | 7 - 12 | 773 Students

St Clare's College Waverley

Commencement Date: Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Closing Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025

Capacity: Full-Time, Temporary (parental leave)

About Our School

St Clare's College Waverley is a leading Catholic secondary school for girls in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. Established in 1884, the College has a rich Franciscan heritage inspired by St Clare and St Francis of Assisi. Catering to Years 7-12, it offers a holistic education focused on critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration. With a differentiated curriculum-including the Newman selective stream-and strong ties to the Parish of St Charles Borromeo, the College supports both academic and spiritual growth. A wide range of co-curricular activities ensures every student can explore her interests and thrive.

Why Work for Sydney Catholic Schools

In joining Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS), you will be part of the largest Catholic education community in NSW, with a unified vision and shared resources, encompassing over 145 schools and over 74,000 students. We enable job mobility across the system, diverse career opportunities and an extensive suite of professional development programs.

SCS is renowned for excellence, with six schools in the top 100 and 13 in the top 150 of the 2024 HSC rankings.

We welcome all applications, from internal and external candidates.

In addition, we offer:

• attractive remuneration package
• salary packaging of up to $15,900 annually
• up to 25% discount on school fees for parents of SCS students
• ongoing training and development opportunities
• discounts on gym classes and memberships, activewear, healthy meals, and wellbeing products
• a generous Employee Referral Program.

About the Role

As the Acting Assistant Principal, you will have the opportunity to grow professionally and play a vital part in establishing a deep sense of belonging and partnership within the community. Key areas of responsibility include working closely with staff to ensure the best pedagogical practice, professional performance and learning growth for each and every student. You will have strong communication skills, outstanding interpersonal skills, the proven ability to work collaboratively and be driven to learn and implement new ideas across the school community. Qualifications and/or experience in gifted education would be helpful.

To be considered for this role, you must demonstrate impact in:

• leading a school-wide culture that is characterised by high performance, continuous improvement, data-informed decision making and a commitment to best practice
• contributing actively to the life and mission of the Catholic Church, through word and action, demonstrating the values of the Gospel at work
• developing and implementing effective strategies for high-quality induction and professional learning of staff, including performance reviews to build professional capacity
• collaboratively leading a culture of effective, distributive, and sustainable religious leadership, prioritising partnership with parish communities and the wider Church
• leading with exemplary practice in planning, implementing, and reviewing teaching and learning strategies and programs to develop student knowledge, understanding and skills
• leading within a network to promote the reciprocal benefits of school and system partnerships
• fostering strong professional networks and partnerships to share best practice and deliver improved student outcomes.

You will have attained, or be pursuing, the following qualifications:

• postgraduate qualifications or Masters in Leadership, Religion, Theology or a relevant educational field
• requirements of (Category E) as per Accreditation Policy to Work, Teach, and Lead or agree to meet these requirements in your first contract term.

Application Process

Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the steps to submit your application. To support your application, you will be required to attach:

• your current resume
• a cover letter (addressing the above criteria)
• academic transcripts and statement of previous service
• three referee contacts, including your current hiring manager/principal (where applicable), your last Principal and Parish Priest Reference from the parish you attend (not your school parish).

The salaries for SCS Assistant Principal roles are available at https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/careers/salaries.

If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries please contact the People & Culture Services team on (02) 9568 8297 (8am-5pm, Mon-Fri).

Statement of Commitment to Child Safety Click here to access SCS' Statement of Commitment to Child Safety and join us in creating a culture of child safety and wellbeing.

Working With Children Check (WWCC) This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.

SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.