Principal Level P1 - Barellan Central School

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

Job Reference 0000AZTJ

Closing date November 12, 2025 (AEST)

Location Boree St, Barellan 2665 NSW, Australia

Type Full-Time

Status Permanent

Contact Benn Wright 0436 686 030

About this job

Position Information

Barellan Central School is a K-12 rural school located on the lands of the Wiradjuri people in the northern Riverina of NSW, 49km north of Leeton and 55km east of Griffith. The current school enrolment is 54 students of whom 30% identify as Aboriginal.

Barellan Central School is part of the Riverina Access partnership (RAP), which accommodates the delivery of Stage 6 curriculum. The cohorts of students interact with each other and their co-ordinating teacher through online platforms and collaborative technologies, while being supported in their home school by co-teachers. This enables rural students to complete their secondary education at their local school with the support of their community without having to live away from home.

General Selection Criteria

1. High level educational leadership with the skills to lead and manage a complex public school focused on the delivery of high quality education
2. Ability to lead and manage rigorous and inclusive whole school teaching and learning programs
3. High level communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build positive relationships and engage all levels of the school and educational community
4. Ability to lead and manage the development and performance of staff to improve teaching and learning
5. Ability to plan systems and manage resources effectively and equitably to enhance teaching and learning
6. Capacity to lead staff in implementing the Department's Aboriginal education policy and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people

Specific Selection Criteria

Approval to teach. In addition to the general selection criteria,

1. Proven outstanding interpersonal skills and demonstrated highly visible, consultative and collaborative leadership that ensures every child is known, valued and cared for and every student, teacher and leader improves every year.
2. Demonstrated success as a supportive and inclusive leader who will build authentic relationships with parents, the community and AECG to foster productive partnerships for student learning success in a rural setting.
3. Demonstrated deep understanding of educational initiatives and developmental needs across primary, middle, and senior school settings within a Central school context, exhibiting strong leadership in coordinating and sustaining complex inter-school collaborations, in an Access Program (RAP)
4. A deep and detailed understanding of the School Excellence in Action planning and implementation cycle. A proven ability to collaboratively lead the four-year Strategic Improvement Plan, including the development of improvement measures, and a plan to effectively monitor progress.

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

Classification Structure for Principals:

The Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 2020 details the new principal classification structure based on complexity of schools which commenced in 2016. Please view information on the Classification structure for Principals at https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/careers-at-education/salary-and-benefits/salary-and-awards/awards-and-determinations/teachers-award-initiatives#Principal2

The classification and remuneration of our school principals is based on school complexity, as measured through each school’s RAM allocation. As part of the ongoing application of the new structure a review of thresholds and outcomes will occur on an annual basis. The principal classification for this school is Principal Level P1 for 2025 and Principal Level P1 for 2026.

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.