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.

For Further Job Related Information

For more information on the role and responsibilities, please contact Jason Van Poelgeest, Executive Principal, on 8954 9502 or Principal.Ngaanyatjarra.LS@education.wa.edu.au.

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.

Application Instructions

Selection Criteria

You will be assessed against the 6 Domains of Professional Practice and 6 Personal Attributes of Effective School Leaders.

The 6 Domains of Professional Practice were developed in partnership with the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). They clearly encapsulate the key practices of highly effective principals. The Domains align with, and further build upon, the Australian Professional Standard for Principals and the School Improvement and Accountability Framework.

Research commissioned by the Department identified 6 Personal Attributes which are critical for an effective school leader.

The 6 Domains and 6 Personal Attributes form the basis of assessment in the principal recruitment process. They are detailed in the Applicant Instruction Guide attached at the top of this advertisement.

Application process

Applicants are encouraged to consider the additional school related information attached to this advertisement when preparing an application.

Step 1: Download the CV template attached to the job advertisement.

Step 2: Complete the CV template with:

• Your employment history, qualifications, relevant professional development and training and details of 3 superordinate professional referees (one must be your current or most recent line manager)
• Written responses, which are character limited to 2800 characters per domain, addressing the following 2 Domains of Professional Practice:
  • Domain 3: Creating enabling conditions
  • Domain 4: Promoting improved teaching

Step 3: Submit Your Application online

1. Click ‘Apply for Job’
2. Complete the online application,
3. Upload your completed CV template only.

Written application documents in any other format, or additional written documents or attachments, will not be accepted or considered by the panel.

Step 4: Submit a recorded response via the Vieple video platform (https://live.vieple.com/i/2936792b2e) before the closing date and time stated on this advert:

• The Vieple video will include 2 separate recorded responses of 4 minutes each addressing the following Domains of Professional Practice:
  • Domain 1: Leading the moral purpose
  • Domain 5: Driving data informed practice

Your completed CV template and recorded responses must both be received before the closing date and time. As late applications are unable to be accepted, we strongly advise that you allow sufficient time to complete your recorded responses in case any issues arise.

Need Help? Refer to the Applicant Instruction Guide attached to this advertisement for guidance on completing your application.

It is recommended you have your attachments ready before you start your application.

For support regarding the CV template, submitting your application via WA Government Jobs, or if you do not receive a confirmation email once submitted, please contact Executive Recruitment for assistance on 08 9264 8317.

For technical support regarding the recording or submission of your recorded response please contact support@vieple.com and notify the Executive Recruitment Team immediately via email on recruitment.executive@education.wa.edu.au if any difficulties are encountered.

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