Program Director/Deputy Principal

Warakirri College; Campbelltown; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Salary packaging with car allowance

Professional development focus

Fitness Passport membership

Job summary

Warakirri College, NSW, seeks an experienced educational leader for the role of Program Director/Deputy Principal. You will shape curriculum, support teaching practice and drive student wellbeing across seven campuses and the Distance Education Program.

You will lead a trauma-informed, inclusive education approach, strengthen pastoral care and student engagement, and collaborate with senior leaders and operations to ensure high-quality educational outcomes across the College.

Qualifications

• Significant educational leadership experience within a secondary school.
• A recognised teaching qualification and NSW teacher accreditation.
• Strong curriculum, pedagogy and teaching practice expertise.
• Demonstrated leadership of student wellbeing, inclusion and/or diverse learning.
• Experience leading and developing senior educators and multidisciplinary teams.
• A strong understanding of trauma-informed and inclusive education.
• The ability to lead improvement consistently across multiple campuses or programs.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong judgement and the ability to balance educational quality, student needs, risk and organisational priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead curriculum design, delivery and implementation.
• Oversee teaching practice and educational improvement.
• Oversee student wellbeing and engagement.
• Promote diverse and inclusive learning.
• Develop capability of senior program leaders.
• Collaborate with corporate services to strengthen organisational effectiveness.

Skills

Educational leadership

Curriculum design

Student wellbeing

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Collaboration across campuses

Education

Teaching qualification

NSW teacher accreditation

Job description

Lead educational practice. Strengthen student wellbeing. Shape the future of Warakirri.

About Us

At Warakirri College, we educate young people aged between 15-22 who need a different kind of school, one that allows them to reengage and connect with their educational journey, despite everything they’ve been through.

We provide a flexible, supportive and trauma-informed environment where strong relationships, quality teaching and individualised support offer students a fresh start where they can finish high school and build positive futures.

As Warakirri continues to grow, we are strengthening our College-wide educational leadership to ensure the quality of our teaching, curriculum and student wellbeing remains at the heart of everything we do.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and values-driven educational leader to join Warakirri College as our Program Director/Deputy Principal.

Reporting directly to the Principal and sitting on the Strategic Leadership Team, this is a senior College-wide role responsible for strengthening two foundational areas of our work: Curriculum and Student Wellbeing.

Working across our 7 campuses and Distance Education Program, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight of:

• Curriculum design, delivery and implementation
• Teaching practice and educational improvement
• Student wellbeing and engagement
• Diverse learning and inclusive practice
• Co-curricular programs
• College-wide educational frameworks, consistency and quality
• Development and capability of senior program leaders

You will lead a team of seven direct reports and work closely with Deputy Principals, Heads of Campus and other College leaders to embed high-quality, inclusive and trauma-informed educational practice and College-wide approaches to pastoral care, student engagement, behaviour and belonging.

You will also collaborate with our corporate services leadership across operations, risk and compliance and strategic development to strengthen organisational effectiveness and support Warakirri's continued growth.

About You

You will be an experienced educational leader who can think strategically while remaining deeply connected to teaching, learning and student wellbeing.

You will bring:

• Significant educational leadership experience within a secondary school environment
• A recognised teaching qualification and appropriate NSW teacher accreditation
• Strong curriculum, pedagogy and teaching practice expertise
• Demonstrated leadership of student wellbeing, inclusion and/or diverse learning
• Experience leading and developing senior educators and multidisciplinary teams
• A strong understanding of trauma-informed and inclusive education
• The ability to lead improvement consistently across multiple campuses or programs
• Excellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strong judgement and the ability to balance educational quality, student needs, risk and organisational priorities

Most importantly, you will share our belief that young people who have experienced barriers to education deserve exceptional teaching, strong relationships and the opportunity to succeed.

Why Warakirri?

This is an opportunity to influence educational practice across the whole College and help shape the next stage of Warakirri's development.

You will work alongside committed educators and leaders who genuinely believe education can change the trajectory of a young person's life.

If you are an educational leader who wants to combine strategic influence with meaningful impact for young people, we'd love to hear from you.

What we offer

The opportunity to work with a team of committed professionals in an exciting period of College growth.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• A very attractive salary package, plus salary sacrificing benefits of FBT exempt payments up to $15,999 p/a. and a car allowance
• A sustained focus on professional development
• Fitness Passport membership

Child Safety Commitment

Warakirri College is deeply committed tochild safety and wellbeing. All staff are required to undergoNational Police Clearanceand hold aWorking with Children Checkin accordance with NSW Child Safe Standards.

Applicants must have full working rights to work in Australia