Assistant Principal - Evangelisation and Catechesis

Assistant Principal - Evangelisation and Catechesis

St Peter's Catholic College - Tuggerah (see more jobs from this school)

Tuggerah, NSW

Deputy / Assistant Head of School

Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Full Time

Applications Close: 17 November 2025

St Peter’s Catholic College, Tuggerah is currently seeking a passionate and innovative Assistant Principal - Evangelisation & Catechesis on a permanent full-time basis to start in Term 1 2026.

St Peter’s Catholic College, Tuggerah is currently seeking a qualified and experienced Assistant Principal – Evangelisation and Catechesis.The successful candidate will be suitably qualified and enjoy working in a dynamic and cohesive team.

This is a permanent full-time role to start on 27 January 2026.

Why join us at Catholic Schools Broken Bay?

We value our teachers and school leaders so they can best support every student to learn and flourish in a culture of safety and care. This is why we have taken the initiative to get ahead of the market and offer the following unique package of benefits to our staff:

• Higher pay:Our four-year CSBB Enterprise Agreement provides salaries which are currently around 2% above the NSW Department of Education. Our EA is also underpinned by a guarantee our rates will be at least 1.5% above the NSW Department of Education into the future
• More time:We provide every primary and secondary classroom teacher with Collaborative Coaching / Planning Time, in addition to the usual release from face-to-face. We have also introduced additional Staff Development Days focused on curriculum reform, as well as separate arrangements for teacher directed time throughout the year
• Staff voice: Our Enterprise Agreement reflects our deep commitment to having systems in place which give our frontline staff a genuine voice in their work
• Staff School Fee Discounts:Eligible staff receive a 25% discount on their children's school fees at our schools, pro-rated to their FTE
• Wellbeing Support: we provide a robust wellbeing program to ensure our staff thrive and grow.
• Middle Leaders Program: we have a comprehensive program to develop leadership capacity, including for aspiring leaders of tomorrow
• Teachers Overnight Allowance for Camps and Excursions

About Us

We are Catholic Schools Broken Bay, a vibrant and enriching learning environment that spans the Central Coast, Sydney's Northern Beaches and the North Shore. Students are engaged, empowered and inspired to become their best selves. Our 45 schools all promote faith, learning and wellbeing in the pursuit of our system wide Strategy, Shaping Tomorrow: Together in Faith. We invite parents, caregivers, and students to discover a Catholic education delivered with care and compassion, available through our Kindergarten to Year 12 pathways.

The Role

The Assistant Principal - Evangelisation and Catechesis will assist the Principal in their responsibility for educational and religious leadership of the school with particular responsibility for enabling and encouraging the discovery for staff, students and families to know Christ and grow in faith. They will partner with the Assistant Principal – Student Achievement.

Within the local school context this leadership role operationalises the Shaping Tomorrow: Together in Faith goals to ensure the St Peter's school community enjoy the successes of localised school improvement having alignment to systemic achievement.

As a person of deep faith, the Assistant Principal - Evangelisation and Catechesis will establish new and/or strengthen existing school, parish and family connections and relationships.

Leading with Commitment, Compassion and Courage, this role is influential in shaping a collaborative culture of continuous improvement. To create the conditions for students and staff to flourish, the Assistant Principal - Evangelisation and Catechesis works closely with teachers and school leaders supported and guided by CSBB professional staff and instructional leaders.

This role will also oversee Student Wellbeing within the College and manage high level Wellbeing situations It will have supervisory responsibility for the Director of Wellbeing and Year group Leaders of Wellbeing.

About you

We invite applications from practising Catholics who actively contribute to the life and community of a Parish.

• Middle leadership experience demonstrated by Lead Teacher practice or equivalence as described in the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
• Effective leadership, development, implementation and/or evaluative experience of wellbeing, evangelisation and catechesis and learning
• Successfully led an effective school improvement initiative that improved the wellbeing and or the learning experience and outcomes for all students
• Effectively made use of data and evidence to inform and drive improvement
• Demonstrated experience leading and/or responding to transformation and change
• Demonstrated experience to create a cohesive team environment
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence people to positively contribute to achieving outcomes
• The ability to create an environment for people to work productively and purposefully
• A track record of managing self to meet deadlines, deliver high quality work with emotional self-awareness and awareness of others
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• The ability to engage with and evaluate relevant research, best practices and data to inform future practices
• A keen eye for detail to deliver consistently accurate and informed written and verbal communications suitable for the receiving audience
• NESA approved undergraduate or postgraduate qualifications in Teaching or Education
• Post-graduate qualifications (or working towards) in a related subject area (e.g. Leadership, Theology/RE, Wellbeing, Educational Leadership) from an approved tertiary institution
• Accreditation to Work, Teach and Lead in a CSBB school (i.e. Level E)
• Accreditation at (or working towards) Lead Teacher (desirable though not essential)
• Knowledge of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers as they apply to learner diversity and wellbeing
• Understanding of learner diversity and student wellbeing within a school and system context
• Valid Working with Children Check

How do I apply?

Applications should include:

• A cover letter of no more than two pages addressing why you are interested in the role and addressing each of the specific criteria listed above; and
• A current resume

To Apply ->CLICK HERE!

The last date for submission of applications is 17 November 2025

Agencies, please note that unsolicited resumes will not be accepted for this position.

At Catholic Schools Broken Bay, child safety is paramount. Our commitment is for our school communities to be spaces where every student feels safe, supported, and empowered to grow and flourish. We actively seek individuals who recognise and are willing to commit to safeguarding as a shared responsibility.

St Peter's Catholic College - Tuggerah (see more jobs from this school)

Tuggerah, NSW

https://www.stpetersdbb.catholic.edu.au/

Principal: Roisin McVeigh

Affiliation: Catholic

Teaching Level: Secondary

Gender: Coed

1055 Students

76 Teaching Staff

23 Non-Teaching Staff

St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah Lakes is a Catholic systemic secondary co-educational school which aims to provide an education which integrates the secular and the sacred for Years 7-12 girls and boys in the Tuggerah Lakes district of the Central Coast. St Peter's is part of an educational community which includes home, parish, local community and society.