Assistant Principal - Fairy Meadow Public School

Permanent full-time job at Fairy Meadow Public School (Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)

Job Reference 0000B2KV

Closing date November 12, 2025 (AEST)

Location Princes Hwy, Fairy Meadow 2519 NSW, Australia

Type Full-Time

Status Permanent

Contact Gavin Hoy 02 4284 2009

About this job

Position Information

Fairy Meadow Demonstration School has an enrolment of 381 students, including 23% from a non-English speaking background and 34 Aboriginal students. Fairy Meadow Demonstration School has a preschool, mainstream and special education classes. The school has a proud partnership with the Keira Community of Schools and is located in the Wollongong Principal Network. The school has a strong focus on explicit teaching and collaborative practice. Fairy Meadow Demonstration School has a long-standing relationship with School of Education at the University of Wollongong, providing demonstration lessons and guest lecturing to undergraduate education students.

General Selection Criteria

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

Specific Selection Criteria

In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach infants and/or primary with demonstrated ability to lead, model and implement evidence based practices with a strong focus on ensuring the continuous improvement of literacy and numeracy outcomes for all students. Visible, approachable leadership with outstanding organisation and communication skills to work collaboratively and build positive relationships that engage all levels of the school community. Demonstrated capacity to work closely with the Principal and the leadership team to embed explicit teaching practice coupled with the purposeful use of data to drive improvement in student outcomes. Strong emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills to promote and strengthen a culture of wellbeing that supports all members of a diverse school community.

Conditions

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.

Special Notes

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 (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) 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.