Montessori Deputy Principal & Senior Educational Leader

Montessori Australia Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Brisbane Montessori School invites an experienced Deputy Principal to join our leadership team, providing senior educational leadership across Early Years to Secondary and acting as Principal when delegated. You will drive teaching excellence, student wellbeing, and compliance within a Montessori framework.

You will lead strategic planning with Heads of School, coach senior staff, and embed consistent quality across the whole school, ensuring outcomes align with our values and NSSAB requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in executive leadership within a school setting.
• Proven ability to plan and implement whole-school improvement.
• Strong Montessori knowledge and alignment with Montessori practice.
• Experience leading staff development and performance conversations.
• Demonstrated capability to manage student wellbeing and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead whole-school improvement in teaching, learning and curriculum with Heads of School.
• Act as Principal when delegated and provide strategic direction across the School.
• Coach and develop Heads of School and Educational Leaders.
• Oversee student wellbeing, safeguarding and policy compliance.
• Coordinate educational compliance and drive school-wide improvement projects.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic planning

Staff coaching

Curriculum oversight

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Education

Postgraduate qualification in educational leadership

Recognised teaching qualification

Montessori qualification

Experience in Montessori school

Job description

Brisbane Montessori School invites an experienced Deputy Principal to join our leadership team, providing senior educational leadership across Early Years to Secondary and acting as Principal when delegated. You will drive teaching excellence, student wellbeing, and compliance within a Montessori framework.

You will lead strategic planning with Heads of School, coach senior staff, and embed consistent quality across the whole school, ensuring outcomes align with our values and NSSAB requirements.