Deputy Principal Inclusion & Support - Monaro High School

Permanent full-time job at Monaro High School (Cooma, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)

Job Reference 0000B3MO

Closing date November 19, 2025 (AEST)

Location Mittagang Rd, Cooma North 2629 NSW, Australia

Type Full-Time

Status Permanent

Contact James Armitage 0428252228

About this job

Position Information

Monaro High School is a comprehensive rural high school located in Cooma that proudly serves the communities of the Monaro district. Our 370 students from Year 7 -12 come from a range of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds providing an inclusive and diverse school community. The school offers a quality academic, vocational curriculum and student wellbeing support to accommodate all students. Monaro High School is committed to gaining the best possible educational outcomes for all students, with the school’s current strategic directions of Student Growth and Attainment, High Impact Teaching and Wellbeing core to our practice.

Monaro High School boasts state of the art facilities thanks to a recently completed, multi-million dollar upgrade. Facilities include a 350 seat performing arts centre, innovation hub including professional standard recording and digital media studios and indoor 3 court sports centre. Specialised outdoor play area for students with disabilities and contemporary teaching spaces throughout the school.

Monaro High benefits from being situated in the beautiful town of Cooma. It is conveniently situated between Canberra, the Snowy Mountains and the South Coast, making opportunities to ski, surf or shop in a major city only a short drive away. The town has access to Canberra International Airport only an hour away, making quick connection to the town and the rest of the world.

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

In addition to the general selection criteria,

Demonstrated expertise and proven successful experience in supporting students with disability.

Demonstrated leadership in promoting student voice and agency, particularly for students with disability.

Proven experience in developing and implementing targeted wellbeing programs that support all students to achieve their personal best.

Proven capacity to collaborate effectively with families, carers, and external agencies to develop and implement individualised support plans that promote student engagement, achievement, and wellbeing.

Demonstrated skill in using data to inform strategic planning and monitor the impact of school wide initiatives that lead to improved outcomes for all students.

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.

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