This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 2, 2025
Kenwick School is a government Level 4 Education Support School serving approximately 101 students. We teach students aged 4-18 years, with wide ranging special educational needs. These include severe to profound intellectual disabilities, sensory and physical impairments, as well as other complex medical and behavioural conditions. Our school is a safe, supportive and engaging learning environment that enables students to acquire the functional knowledge, coping, life and social skills they require to achieve their full potential. We accomplish this through a relentless focus on individualised and inclusive learning programs, which are underpinned by collaborative engagement with our students, their families and other specialists.
Find out more about our school by visiting kenwickschool.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
The school seeks a committed, knowledgeable and team oriented, fulltime Deputy Principal. The successful applicant will work closely with the Principal and the Executive Team, teachers and staff to provide student services, curriculum leadership and promote the school’s values, vision and strategic direction, as articulated in the School’s Business Plan 2024-2027. Additionally, the role is pivotal in promoting positive relationships between students, staff, parents and the wider school community. As the successful applicant you will ideally be an inspirational leader with a strong focus on ensuring a vibrant, safe and supportive learning environment, and will ideally be someone skilled in implementing collaborative social development strategies to keep students engaged in learning and to foster the development of their pro-social skills.
The successful applicant will ideally have contextual knowledge and skills in relation to:
- Curriculum development.
- Work experience and enterprise learning programs.
- Pro-social development, applied behaviour analysis and the promotion of adaptive skills.
- Sound pedagogical knowledge and clear understandings of the impact of disability and complex needs on learning behaviour.
In addition to this applied knowledge, the new Deputy Principal will ideally have demonstrated capacity to support teachers to provide high quality and targeted teaching programs, and in leading the development and school-wide implementation of pro-social programs for students with complex needs that may include highly challenging behaviours.
A positive team work ethic and excellent interpersonal skills are highly desirable to the role, as are abilities in:
- Effective teaching to address the complex and diverse learning needs of students with disabilities; and
- Working as part of an effective multi-disciplinary team with therapists, psychologists, allied professionals, and other external agencies and service providers.
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education you will enjoy a range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, training and career development opportunities and attractive leave provisions. Find out more about the benefits by visiting professional and personal benefits.
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 Mark Watson, Principal, on (08) 6216 4100 or emailing Mark.Watson@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 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 five (5) 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/DP959661
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 Monday, 7 April 2025
