This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 3, 2025
Byford Secondary College (SC) is a newer school in Perth’s southern suburbs. We have first class facilities to support high-quality teaching and learning programs in our College. Located approximately 30 kilometres from the Perth CBD, our College caters for 1500 students in Years 7 through to 12. We offer a unique setting to many other metropolitan schools, with a blend of urban and rural students; this creates a vibrant mix of students and staff within the college community.
Staff are supported both personally and professionally, with a keen focus on work-life balance. Targeted support is available for staff across all career stages, from graduate mentoring, classroom observations, instructional coaching and aspirant leadership development programs. Our school’s planning and improvement is based on the Fogarty Edvance program, which is supported and promoted by all leaders across our College. In 2025, we have embarked on a pilot program with The University of Western Australia (UWA) in offering micro-credentials to all staff in a range of areas including sciences, humanities, business management and leadership.
Our school motto, Aspire to Excellence, clearly articulates our vision of being the Secondary school of choice for the local community, providing a comprehensive suite of subjects from Years 7 through 12. The College offers an academic extension program for students by selection, in partnership with the University of Western Australia. This ‘Aspire’ program provides these students with access to the university's staff and facilities to enhance their learning experience.
Our commitment is to meet the needs of each student by carefully nurturing their progress through differentiated delivery in every classroom. Whether a student in our integrated Education Support Facility or an Aspire student, we are committed to ongoing pathway planning and review so each young person has the opportunity to reach their full potential and achieve a successful life beyond school. Byford SC has an outstanding track record in the provision of tailored services for our students with disabilities through our state-of-the-art Integrated Facility.
Find out more about our school by visiting www.byfordsc.wa.edu.au or Schools Online.
The Role
Byford SC is seeking a dynamic and innovative instructional leader in the role of Associate Principal – Performance Improvement to join our Executive Team.
At Byford SC, we work together to provide effective learning experiences where we all grow, and students are prepared for a successful life beyond school. Our College’s moral purpose underpins everything we do, and as such, our teachers and allied professionals report a high level of engagement and professional efficacy in their work at Byford SC.
Working within the Executive Team, the successful applicant for this position will be responsible to the Principal for the strategic operation of our College. In this role, the Associate Principal will be able to strategically develop and deploy a range of resources. The successful applicant will be able to show how they have developed themselves and others so the performance of each person in an educational setting is maximised. Experience attracting, recruiting, developing and deploying staff as a part of an evidence-based workforce planning and development process is desirable.
As an experienced school leader who is focused on the effective use of all physical and human resources to maximise student performance, the successful applicant will be able to demonstrate their leadership of the timetabling process in a large Secondary school setting. The role requires an ability to evaluate the evidence available to collaboratively lead our College through the annual requirements of reviewing our curriculum offerings, how we review our performance and how best to meet the needs of all our students.
You will work closely and collaboratively with the Principal and the rest of the Executive Team to ensure system and school processes are completed in a timely and effective manner, ensuring the smooth operation of the school. The successful applicant will ideally be able to demonstrate they can operate effectively within a focused and distributive leadership team environment and they will have the versatility to contribute across any of the Deputy Principals portfolios should it be deemed necessary by the Principal.
Experience in leading the improvement of student performance relates directly to this role. Ideally, the successful applicant will have an in-depth understanding of system monitoring tools and how the evidence available is to be used in decision making to lead the Byford SC assessment, monitoring and data evaluation schedule whilst continually striving to develop the data literacy of your colleagues in this process.
Our College is committed to excellence in teaching, learning, leadership, wellbeing and pastoral care so this is reflected in our current Business Plan. As a key member of the broader school leadership team, you will work collaboratively to deliver the strategic intent of the College, as described in our annual Intent document and our School Directions Document.
The successful applicant will use their high-level knowledge and experience as an instructional leader to support our College’s continued development of an effective College-wide instructional framework as well as the instructional capacity of our teaching staff. As the Associate Principal, you will lead a sophisticated performance improvement culture which includes nurturing our staff’s existing commitment to classroom observation and feedback so they reflect on their own teaching practice with an aim to grow and improve. Skills and experience in leading teachers in the effective use of Classroom Management Strategies and Instructional Strategies is highly desirable as is the capacity to lead aspirants in their growth against the Future Leaders’ Framework.
Working across a large site with multiple staff across a range of teams, you will work to build capacity and sustainability across all our people. You should possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills which will assist when working with the leadership team, staff, parents and our wider community.
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 Paul Jones, Principal, on (08) 9526 7700 or emailing Paul.Jones@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 five (5) 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/DP965663
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 Wednesday, 14 May 2025
