Principal

Department of Education; Western Australia; Presencial; AUD 130.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

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Two-Way teaching focus

Descripción de la vacante

You will work with Yarnangu communities and be part of the leadership team, developing strategic plans, culture, and language-safe learning environments. Cross-cultural capacity and flexibility are essential to support teachers and learners in this remote context.

Descripción del empleo

Advertised Vacancy Number: PR1070757 Appointment Pool This position is being advertised as part of a new recruitment process for principal positions. The requirements at application stage include a mandatory CV template, and a recorded response via the Vieple video platform. Please refer to the attached Applicant Instruction Guide for further information and guidance about the process. Ngaanyatjarra Lands School is seeking to establish a pool of Principals for appointments across our seven remote community schools, for permanent and fixed term, full-time vacancies which may arise during the 2026 school year, up until the end of Term 1, 2027. Appointments can be made from the pool at any time for commencements during his period.

About the Role

The School is seeking team-oriented instructional leaders to fill the role of Campus Principal across our seven remote community campuses. The campus principal position requires the successful applicant to provide classroom support teaching part-time and to oversee a rigorous and stimulating learning program based on the school’s endorsed curriculum, with a particular focus on the promotion of linking the local context and held understandings to the content being taught from the WA Curriculum. To this end, we are seeking campus leaders who will actively support the directions of the school with the central ethos of targeted learning and the development of expertise within two-way teaching teams.

Two-way teaching and learning includes the Two-Way Science program and the ability to lead the school and community in this learning area is essential. The focus for secondary education is based on Big Picture Education which incorporates a student-focussed approach and requires an informed and creative leader who actively seeks opportunities for students and collaboration with community agencies.

The campus Principal will be expected to have cross-cultural skills that enable them to interact respectfully with students, parents/carers and community members in order to make them feel welcome, consolidate a sense of cultural safety, personal well-being and meaningful teaching and learning. The campus principal will develop a shared responsibility for the engagement and regular participation of their students. As highly professional educators, suitable applicants will have much to offer to the stakeholders with whom they interact but should also assume that they will need the capacity to be flexible and to learn new skills in an environment that is possibly unfamiliar to them.

This will involve actively participating in their community and developing an understanding and appreciation of a language and culture quite different from their own. Suitable applicants will form part of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands School’s leadership team and assist in the development of the school’s vision and strategic direction, along with developing campus-based operational plans to ensure the local implementation of the school’s key strategies. Our school’s planning and improvement is based on the Fogarty Edvance program, which is supported and promoted by all leaders within our school, and also includes embedding the values and actions of the Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework across all aspects of school management, teaching and learning.

You will be the campus site manager and will have responsibility for the effective and efficient performance of the campus operations. Besides being a member of a team – the school leadership team – the campus Principal is also the leader of a campus-based team and will need highly developed interpersonal and problem-solving skills. Life for teachers in remote communities can be challenging and the campus Principal has to ensure that support is provided to teachers that enable them to grow and develop professionally. The campus Principal will also have responsibility for engaging and supporting local Aboriginal Yarnangu staff who have the desire and capacity to work in the school. Developing and consolidating authentic relationships with Yarnangu people and facilitating their contribution and leadership within the school is imperative.

About Ngaanyatjarra Lands School

Ngaanyatjarra Lands School is a remote network of seven remote community school campuses catering for Indigenous students from Kindergarten to Year 12. The Western Desert Cultural Bloc occupies a large region west of the tri-state border in Western Australia. For more information about working in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands and the exciting employment opportunities we have to offer, please watch our video below. Please refer to the attached Business Plan, and Annual Report which provide further information to assist you to better understand the school and its current needs. Find out more about the Ngaanyatjarra Lands School by visiting NGLandSchool.wa.edu.au or Schools Online .

Equity and Diversity

We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan for more details.

For further Job Related Information For more information on the role and responsibilities, please contact Jason Van Poelgeest, Executive Principal, on 8954 9502 or [e-mail].

Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Friday, 13 November 2026.