Closes: Jul 26, 2025
The Assistant Principal Learning and Support (APLAS) position is based at Pelican Flat Public School, located in the Lake Macquarie East Principals Network. Pelican Flat Public School is a K-6 school that serves a diverse community. In 2025, approximately 13% of its students identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. The school comprises of 4 mainstream classes with current enrolment of 96 students. The school is committed to maintaining high expectations while continuously improving educational outcomes for all students and staff.
The APLAS will provide support to K-12 schools in the Lake Macquarie East Network Principals Network, offering direct and timely assistance to students with additional learning and support needs, as well as school staff. Many of these students come from diverse cultural, linguistic, and socio-economic backgrounds. The role and activities of the APLAS are guided by the Disability Standards for Education 2005. The emphasis of the APLAS role will align with school and regional priorities and programs that support students with additional learning and support needs. This position will be characterised by a collaborative and consultative approach, ensuring that students and their parents or caregivers are actively involved in the educational process.
Selection Criteria
In addition to the general selection criteria, approval to teach students with learning and support needs primary and/or experience teaching students with learning and support needs primary in regular classes. Capacity to provide specialist assistance to students in regular classes with additional learning and support needs and their teachers
- Teaching qualifications and/or special education qualification, experience in teaching students with additional learning and support needs Kindergarten to Year 12. Experience working with students with challenging learning needs, behaviours, and/or mental health conditions would be valuable.
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication, organisational and management skills to provide professional support to a range of school-based personnel including learning and support teachers.
- Capacity to promote and support the development of effective learning and support teams within schools and an understanding of disability legislation.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and enhance the capacity of school-based learning and support teams, including delivering professional learning and developing and implementing differentiated educational programs for students with additional learning and support needs.
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
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
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 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 (*****@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.
