Assistant Principal

BUSY At Work; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities across our

Professional development funding

6 weeks annual leave

12.5% superannuation

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

The BUSY School in Shailer Park is seeking an experienced Assistant Principal to lead the campus and support the Campus Principal in day-to-day operations and strategic direction.

You will work with students, families, staff, RTOs, trainers and employers to drive engagement, attendance, course completion and positive pathways. This permanent full-time role focuses on wellbeing, pastoral care and continuous improvement within a supportive, trauma-informed environment.

Qualifications

• Current teacher registration or eligibility to obtain registration.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a secondary school setting.
• A passion for supporting young people to overcome barriers and achieve success.
• Strong understanding of teaching, learning, curriculum and student achievement practices.
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead the campus operations and strategic direction in collaboration with the Campus Principal.
• Drive student engagement, attendance, course completion and successful pathway outcomes.
• Collaborate with RTOs, trainers and employers to support student outcomes.
• Organise supervision and rostering to ensure student programs run smoothly.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Organisational planning

Communication

Education

Teacher registration

Job description

The BUSY School is seeking an experienced and passionateAssistant Principalto join our Shailer Park campus. This is an opportunity to play a key leadership role in a purpose-driven school environment, supporting young people who have disengaged from mainstream education to re-engage, complete their schooling, and build meaningful futures.

About The BUSY School

The BUSY School is part of The BUSY Group, a not-for-profit organisation presenting nearly 50 years as a community partner providing employment services, vocational education and training, apprenticeships, mentoring, Inclusive Employment Support, and allied health services.

We are a growing independent Special Assistance School with 10 campuses across Queensland and New Zealand, providing an alternative program for Year 11 and 12 students who are disengaged or at risk of disengaging from education.

Each campus provides a supportive, safe learning environment and unique education model combining:

• Individualised education and wellbeing support
• Vocational Education and Training (VET)
• Real-world work experience opportunities
• School-based apprenticeships and traineeships
• Career pathway planning and employment connections

Our team works alongside students to provide wrap around support that helps them complete their secondary schooling, achieve their goals and transition successfully into employment, further training or higher education.

09/11/2026

08/12/2026

Full Time - Permanent

Shailer Park

The BUSY School

Lead with Purpose. Transform Futures.

Job Description

About this Opportunity

The Assistant Principal, Shailer Park Campus plays a key leadership role in supporting the Campus Principal with the day-to-day operations and strategic direction of the campus.

Working collaboratively with students, families, staff, Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), trainers and employers, the Assistant Principal helps drive student engagement, attendance, course completion and successful pathway outcomes.

Focused on fostering a positive, inclusive and student-centred environment, the role supports the wellbeing, pastoral and behavioural needs of students while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across the campus. In partnership with the Campus Principal, the Assistant Principal develops and implements strategies that maximise student engagement, participation and success.This is a permanent full-time position.

Key Focus Areas

• Promoting, developing and protecting the vision, mission and core values of The BUSY Schools.
• Collaboratingwith the Campus Principal to create a positive culture of high expectations, ensuring effective, evidence-informed teaching practices that enable student engagement, improvement, achievement and wellbeing to thrive.
• Managingand communicatingday to day events through calendars and notices.
• Organisingsupervisions when staff are absent to ensure they provide a suitable program for students, including rostering oneself for supervisions before engaging a relief teacher. Organise and supervise relief teachers.
• Collaboratingwith the Curriculum Coordinator to provide written reports of student progress each semester.

Why Join The BUSY School?

• Career growth opportunities across our expanding school network
• Dedicated funding for professional development and leadership development
• Up to $18,550 in tax-effective salary packaging benefits
• 6 weeks annual leave
• 12.5% superannuation
• Fitness Passport and employee discount program
• Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing initiatives

Desired Skills and Experience

About You

• Current teacher registration (or eligibility to obtain registration).
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a secondary school setting.
• A passion for supporting young people to overcome barriers and achieve success.
• Strong understanding of teaching, learning, curriculum and student achievement practices.
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing staff.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong organisational, planning and problem-solving abilities.
• A student-centred and trauma-informed approach, with a belief in the potential of every young person.

The BUSY Group is an organisation that prioritises the safeguarding of children and all vulnerable people by actively adopting strategies that embed a culture of zero tolerance for abuse of any kind. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening including criminal history and relevant working with children checks.

The BUSY Group is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from First Nations People, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.