Assistant Principal Special Education - Holroyd School

NSW Police Force; Sydney; On-site; AUD 149,000 - 169,000; Part time

Job summary

Holroyd School in Sydney Region, NSW, is advertising for an Assistant Principal Special Education (SSP) to lead and support teaching and learning for students with diverse needs across K–12. The role focuses on equity, excellence in outcomes, and strong partnerships with families and the community.

Based in Merrylands, the school requires an unconditional teaching approval and offers a substantial remuneration package including base salary, leave loading and employer superannuation.

Qualifications

• Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with additional learning support needs.
• Demonstrated ability to lead the delivery of teaching and learning programs to ensure all students are supported to learn and participate fully in all aspects of school.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong partnerships with the school's key stakeholders to support student's complex educational needs.
• Demonstrated capacity to strengthen the school's capacity to achieve improved outcomes for students.

Responsibilities

• The Assistant Principal (AP) position is a multifaceted teaching and leading role that directly impacts the school's culture and student outcomes.
• The role is a primary driver of the school's daily operations, student and staff support and the school's equity and excellence journey.

Job description

Job Description - Assistant Principal Special Education - Holroyd School (0000BC6H)

Assistant Principal Special Education - Holroyd School - 0000BC6H

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Location

Sydney Region

Advertisement Number A900157285

Total Remuneration Package: Remuneration package valued at $168,946.00. This position attracts a base salary of $149,059.00, plus leave loading and employer's contribution to superannuation.

School Name Holroyd School

FTE 1.000

Contact Name Kylee Thorson

Contact Phone number 02 9637 1219

Contact School Admin - 99999999

Number of Positions

1

Closing Date

30-Sep-2026, 6:00:00 AM

Job Category

TCH Other

Organisation

Teaching Service

Position Information

Holroyd School is a School for Specific Purpose (SSP) located in Merrylands, NSW. The student cohort includes 200 students from Kindergarten through Year 12, all of whom present at school with unique personalities, strengths, and complex, diverse and dynamic needs, the functional impact of a moderate or severe intellectual disability, co-occurring disabilities and health conditions. The school's program focus on student empowerment, the essential skills for learning, wellbeing and independence, learning is supported by explicit teaching practices, and diverse experiences and opportunities for students as they learn and grow. Effective consultation with students, families and, student support networks, strengthen personalised learning and support provision for students at school. The school community works and learns together to continuously improve on a journey toward equity and excellence, so every student succeeds and excels in their personal journey of independence, wellbeing and learning. The Assistant Principal (AP) position is a multifaceted teaching and leading role that directly impacts the school's culture and student outcomes. The role is a primary driver of the school's daily operations, student and staff support and the school's equity and excellence journey.

Specific Selection Criteria

In addition to the general selection criteria: Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with additional learning support needs, along with demonstrated capacity to meet the responsibilities of a dual teacher-leader role. Demonstrated ability to lead the delivery of teaching and learning programs to ensure all students are supported to learn and participate fully in all aspects of school. Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong partnerships with the school's key stakeholders to support student's complex educational needs. Demonstrated capacity to strengthen the school's capacity to achieve improved outcomes for students.

General Selection Criteria

• Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
• Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
• Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
• Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
• Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
• 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

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

This advertisement qualifies for permanent part-time employment; therefore, applicants seeking either permanent full-time or permanent part-time work are encouraged to apply. Candidates must indicate their desired FTE (up to the maximum FTE of the advertised position) in their application prior to submission.

Please note:

• The FTE selection is final.
• No changes (increase or decrease) will be permitted at the point of offer if you are the recommended applicant.
• If no FTE is indicated, it will be assumed you are seeking the full FTE of the advertised role.
• Recommended applicants seeking part-time employment will be appointed at their nominated FTE. Any remaining FTE may be offered to applicants on the eligibility list, who are not obliged to accept. Further information can be found on the merit selection webpage.

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( [e-mail] ) 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.

We pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of NSW, and acknowledge theircontinued connection to their country and culture.