This is a twelve (12) month fixed term, part-time (0.6 FTE) position commencing Term 1, 2025 with possible extension and/or permanency.
At Nulsen Primary School, we believe in the power of relationships to drive student success. Our integrated approach, which includes Berry Street approaches and executive functioning strategies, ensures that we meet the diverse needs of our students and their families. We believe that the strength of a community enriches the culture we embed and encourages and accepts the individuality of everyone within. If you are a collaborative leader with a passion for supporting students at educational risk and are dedicated to making a positive impact on their lives, we encourage you to apply.
Our core beliefs are founded on what makes a successful student, effective teacher, and a good school. The dedicated team of highly professional and committed staff provide an outstanding learning environment for our students and whole school community. We ensure all our students are provided the tools and strategies needed to ensure a successful pathway into the future. The focus begins prior to kindy and extends to pathways beyond high school.
Find out more about our school by visiting www.nulsenprimaryschool.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Location and Community
Esperance – your portal to an iconic Australian holiday. Lay down a towel on the whitest sand you may ever experience and watch kangaroos laze on the shore at Lucky Bay or charter a course among the untouched islands of the Recherche Archipelago. It’s a beachside beauty spot, where coastal parks await discovery and relaxation is the order of the day.
Prepare for an outdoor adventure surrounded by stunning seascapes. A one-and-a-half-hour flight or an eight-hour drive south from Perth, Esperance instantly dazzles visitors with its pristine sandy stretches and turquoise waters.
Head to Lucky Bay and sink into what is officially Australia’s whitest sand with a bunch of friendly kangaroos for company. Regularly spotted sunning themselves on the squeaky-clean shore, the kangaroos are just some of the wildlife who call sprawling Cape Le Grand National Park home.
The Role
Nulsen Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Deputy Principal to join our team with a focus on supporting students at educational risk. This pivotal role is centred around fostering and nurturing relationships with students, parents, families, allied services, and various support services within the Department of Education.
In addition to the broader management responsibilities, the ideal applicant would manage:
Relationship Building: Develop and maintain strong, supportive relationships with students, their families, and the broader school community. Collaborate effectively with allied services and Department of Education support services, including School Of Special Educational Needs: Disability and School Of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour. Families rely on our team to understand their needs, connect them to the support they require, and provide a listening ear.
Behaviour Management and Support: Oversee and implement strategies to manage and support student behaviour, ensuring a positive and productive learning environment.
Learning Support Coordination: Work closely with classroom teachers to develop and implement effective education plans for individual students, using a case management approach through the gathering and analysis of individual data.
Education Assistant Management: Performance manage Education Assistants (EAs) to ensure the effective implementation of individual education plans. Collect and analyse data to evaluate the efficacy of these plans and develop resources to support the needs of students. Plan and monitor targeted small group programs to support students' needs and enhance long-term classroom engagement. Additionally, oversee the timetabling of EAs across the school.
Attendance Management: Monitor and address attendance issues, working to improve student engagement and reduce absenteeism.
Student Engagement: Take an active role in enhancing student engagement by addressing social, emotional, and academic needs, ensuring students are fully supported throughout their educational journey.
Multi-Tiered Support: Implement and oversee a multi-tiered layer of support process, addressing varying levels of student needs through targeted interventions and support mechanisms.
Trauma-Informed approaches: Integrate trauma-informed practices into daily routines, including Berry Street Approaches and understanding of executive functioning, to create a supportive and responsive learning environment.
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education comes with a wide range of benefits designed to support both your professional and personal well-being. These benefits include competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, extensive training and career development opportunities, and attractive leave provisions. Here are some of the key benefits you will enjoy:
- attractive Country Teaching Program Allowance of $8,020 a year
- locality allowance of $1,091 a year
- 11.5 percent employer contributions to superannuation
- 12 weeks’ vacation leave (school holidays)
- more than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave
- subsidised accommodation where applicable
- free relocation
Find out more about the benefits by visiting professional and personal benefits.
For additional information to all allowances and housing please contact Housing and Transport at housing.transport@education.wa.edu.au or on (08) 9264 5154.
Want to know more?
Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Krystal Wiggins, Principal on 08 9076 3800 or emailing krystal.wiggins@education.wa.edu.au
During the school holidays, please contact Krystal Wiggins on 0409 532 234.
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 2021-2025 for more details.
Eligibility
To work with us, you must:
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
- hold registration with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia
- obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and
- consent to a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website or in the attached application package.
Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
Application Instructions
Apply online in two easy steps:
Step 1: Select Apply for Job
Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one (1) being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents
Your application should include:
- A CV of up to four (4) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A four (4) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF
- Demonstrated capacity to provide effective leadership in a diverse range of educational settings.
- High level of interpersonal and public relations skills that demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships to achieve planned outcomes.
- Demonstrated professional knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge to ensure a high level of educational outcomes for all students (e.g. Aboriginal students, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds and students with special needs).
- Demonstrated capacity to manage staff, physical and financial resources.
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.
Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/DP924132
Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process. This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Friday, 18 October 2024
