This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 1, 2027

Alkimos College is seeking to appoint a highly effective and empowered individual to join our growing executive team.

Located in the northern suburb of Alkimos with sweeping ocean views, Alkimos College opened in 2020 with our foundation Year 7 cohort, providing local intake area students with access to an exceptional secondary education in world-class learning facilities. Stage 1 buildings include administration, lower school student services, library, gymnasium, fitness centre, food studios, cafeteria, Information Technology labs, technologies workshops, general classrooms, science laboratories, and nature play area. Shared oval and community facilities with the City of Wanneroo are available via the adjacent Halesworth Park precinct. Stage 2 (rolled out in 2024), includes a performing arts centre, lecture theatre, senior school student services centre and general classrooms.

Find out more about our school by visiting alkimoscollege.wa.edu.au or Schools Online 

The Role

We are ideally looking for an applicant with outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, who is committed to achieving optimal outcomes for all students. These skills will see you negotiate effectively and build and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders, as we continue to grow the college. We are looking for someone ideally highly motivated, energetic, with a sense of humour, and who possesses the qualities needed to bring people together, inspire confidence, identify opportunities, and establish new initiatives.

The Associate Principal will be an integral part of the college executive team. They will work closely with the principal, executive and leadership teams to develop and promote the college vision, motto, and values in the school community. Related leadership and management responsibilities may include: executive oversight of the Year 7 cohort, Year 6 transition, and in conjunction with the principal - executive oversight of teaching and learning (including the Teaching and Learning Committee, Instructional Coaches and the Alkimos Instructional Program), executive oversight of professional learning, executive oversight of the Department Academic Select Gifted and Talented Program and school based academic extension program and line management of designated learning areas. Additional portfolios will be determined based on the recommended applicant’s skill set, business needs of the college, and to ensure continuity with the transition to retirement of one of the substantive Associate Principals. Eagerness to expand skills in additional portfolios is therefore highly desirable.

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 Nancy McNally, Principal on (08) 9561 7300 or emailing nancy.mcnally2@education.wa.edu.au.

During the school holidays, please contact Nancy McNally on 0416 078 550 or email nancy.mcnally2@education.wa.edu.au.

Agency Referrals: Public sector agencies seeking to refer surplus employees should contact Recruitment at schoolsrecruitment@education.wa.edu.au during the advertising period.

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 Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.

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
  1. Demonstrated capacity to provide effective leadership in a diverse range of educational settings.
  2. High level of interpersonal and public relations skills that demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships to achieve planned outcomes.
  3. 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).
  4. 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/DP1065405

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 Thursday, 8 October 2026