Assistant Principal Learning and Support - Lomandra School

Permanent

full-time

job at Lomandra School (Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia)

recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)

Job Reference 0000B725

Closing date May 13, 2026,

2 a.m.

(AEST)

Location Beverley Rd, Campbelltown 2560 NSW, Australia

Type

Full-Time

Status

Permanent

Contact Leanne Newitt

02 4627 2096

About this job

Position Information

Lomandra School is a large NSW Department of Education setting for students with complex mental health needs, severe challenging behaviours, and emotional disturbance. Located in Campbelltown, Lomandra School currently supports 88 students in Years 5–12. The school includes 8 designated Behaviour Disorder (BD) classes and 5 designated Emotional Disturbance (ED) classes. Each class typically consists of 7 students and is supported by a teacher and a School Learning Support Officer (SLSO).

Lomandra School also manages the Campbelltown Suspension Centre, which supports students from Kindergarten to Year 12 who are referred while on suspension. The program is staffed by a Head Teacher and a School Learning Support Officer, and provides targeted teaching and support strategies designed to maintain student engagement and continuity of learning during periods of suspension.

In addition, Lomandra School provides professional support to the Assistant Principal Learning and Support team, the Support Teacher Transition team, and an Out of Home Care (OOHC) teacher, all of whom are based across the Lomandra School site and the Lithgow Street campus.

This position is based at Lomandra School in Campbelltown, NSW and will supports schools in one of four Principal networks: Campbelltown, Macarthur, Camden, and Wollondilly.

The Assistant Principal Learning and Support will support schools to provide direct and timely assistance to students with additional learning and support needs and their teachers. Many of these students come from diverse cultural, linguistic and socio-economic backgrounds. The Disability Standards for Education 2005 provide the context for the role and activities of the Learning and Support Teacher.

General Selection Criteria

1. Successful teaching experience with the 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,

1. Approval to teach students with learning and support needs [primary/secondary] and/or experience teaching students with learning and support needs [primary/secondary] in regular classes. Capacity to provide specialist assistance to students in regular classes with additional learning and support needed and their teachers.
2. Highly developed interpersonal, communication, organisational and management skills, with the capacity to build productive relationships and provide professional support to a range of school-based personnel, families and multidisciplinary teams, including the flexibility to travel between sites.
3. In-depth knowledge of the NSW Department of Education Disability Strategy, relevant disability discrimination legislation, and departmental policies and procedures, with the capacity to provide strategic advice and support to schools serving students with additional needs across primary, secondary and specialist settings.
4. Knowledge and experience in curriculum, assessment and student wellbeing, with the capacity to work collaboratively as part of a team and enhance the capacity of school-based learning and support teams to implement differentiated educational programs for students with additional learning and support needs and to deliver professional learning.

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

Ability and willingness to travel between worksites.

The roles and responsibilities for the Learning and Support Assistant Principal can be found here.

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, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.