Deputy Principal Incl & Support - Plumpton Public School

Position Information

Plumpton Public School has an enrolment of 520 students across twenty-one mainstream classes, and from 2026, we will introduce our seventh inclusive education class. Our school embraces and celebrates the rich diversity of our student body. Seventy-four percent of our students speak English as an additional language or dialect, and we proudly support a cohort of 42 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

Our dedicated teachers are committed to delivering explicit, high-quality teaching and learning, while also prioritising the social, emotional, and physical wellbeing of every student to help them reach their full potential. Under the expert guidance of our teaching staff, our School Learning Support Officers play a vital role in supporting students’ learning and wellbeing both in the classroom and on the playground. Our administrative team understands the importance of their role in fostering a friendly and welcoming environment for students, parents, and carers, ensuring strong support for our entire school community. We are proud to partner with parents, carers, and local community members to achieve our shared goals and create a positive, inclusive educational experience for all.

The Deputy Principal Inclusion and Support is a strategic, non-teaching, leadership role dedicated to inclusion, with a focus on leading improvement in the learning, wellbeing, and independence of students with disabilities. The Deputy Principal Inclusion and Support shares the broader educational imperatives of the Deputy Principal position but with the explicit focus of driving a school wide culture of inclusion, including high expectations and improved outcomes for students with disability.

The roles are located in mainstream schools with seven or more support classes and are aligned to the Department's Deputy Principal role statement, emphasising: Leading Teaching & Learning, Developing Self & Others, Leading Improvement, Innovation & Change, Leading the Management of the School, Engaging & Working with the Community.

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

1. Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with autism and intellectual disabilities.
2. Proven ability to foster a school-wide culture that embraces and advances inclusion and equity, in agreement with the principles outlined in the inclusion statement for students with disabilities.
3. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with students, families, staff, and allied health professionals, build staff capacity, coordinate support, and establish strong partnerships that maximise learning, wellbeing, and independence outcomes for students with disability.

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.

All Department of Education employees working in an SSP are required to be vaccinated as outlined at Vaccination requirements for school sites (nsw.gov.au). The successful candidate for this position will be required to confirm vaccination status prior to the department finalising their appointment and entry on duty. Find the department’s latest advice on COVID-19 (coronavirus) at https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19.

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.