Assistant Principal - The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School ($5K to $8K Relocation Support Package)

Permanent full-time job at The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School (Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)

Job Reference 0000B3K6

Closing date November 12, 2025 (AEST)

Location Wood St, Tenterfield 2372 NSW, Australia

Type Full-Time

Status Permanent

Contact Anna Starcevic 02 6736 1401

About this job

Position Information

The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School is located in Tenterfield, in the Northern Tablelands of NSW. Our school has a current enrolment of 187 students (including 26% Aboriginal students) and is an inclusive, welcoming and friendly school, supported by a close-knit community.

The Sir Henry Parkes Memorial Public School’s commitment to wellbeing is for our school to support our students to connect, succeed and thrive at each stage of their development and learning; to provide opportunities that are age rigorous, meaningful and dignified; and to do this in the context of individual and shared responsibility underpinned by productive relationships that support students to learn. In achieving our goal we adopt Restorative Practices that provide a common language and practice to build respectful relationships, and foster effective communication with students, staff, parents and the wider community. Our school focus is on the development teaching, learning and engagement. We are a ‘Positive Behaviour for Learning’ (PBL) school, taking a school-wide, systematic and proactive approach to explicitly teach expected behaviours. Our school began incorporating the Berry Street Education Model (BSEM) into our Wellbeing Guidelines from January 2025.

Teamwork and staff participation are highly valued with staff involved in a collaborative approach to school-wide planning and assessment. Our dedicated staff inspire children to have a love of learning using innovative and challenging educational programs, including creative arts groups, individual and team sports, public speaking and debating. Our school shares enrolments with Aurora College to provide extension opportunities for high performing students in rural areas.

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 a demonstrated ability to balance exemplary classroom practice with school leadership responsibilities, including leading initiatives, mentoring colleagues and driving driving strategic improvement aligned with the School Excellence Plan.

Demonstrated experience working as part of a dynamic leadership team, strategically planning and applying evidence-based and data-informed practices to drive continuous improvement with a focus on high expectations and differentiation for all students across the full range of abilities and backgrounds.

Proven ability to lead with integrity and emotional intelligence, fostering authentic connections and collaborative partnerships with students, staff, parents and the wider community to enhance learning and wellbeing across the school.

Conditions

A Relocation Support Payment of $5,000 up to $8,000 will be available for eligible applicants.

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.

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