Assistant Principal Learning and Support - Coniston Public School

Coniston Public School values inclusion, cooperation, warm friendships and a strong sense of community as expressed in its motto, Friendship. High expectations are set for all students across academic, social and wellbeing areas. The spacious grounds encourage creative learning and play.

The school has a total enrolment of 173 students, consisting of 7 mainstream classes and 3 intensive learning support (mental health) classes for students with emotional and behavioural support needs. The school’s diverse student body includes 7% Aboriginal students and over 50% from language backgrounds other than English, representing more than 25 cultural groups.

The Assistant Principal Learning and Support role, based at Coniston Public School, will work collaboratively with schools in the Wollongong network and health professionals as part of the broader Team Around a School (Warilla Education Office), collaborating with schools to support students with complex needs and their teachers. The Wollongong network of schools includes 3 high schools (2 of which are selective), 2 schools for specific purposes (SSPs) and 14 primary schools, 1 of which includes a pre-school.

The work of the Assistant Principal Learning and Support emphasises individual school priorities, regional/area priorities and evidence-based programs to assist students with additional learning and support needs. They also provide professional support for learning and support teachers through professional learning activities, network meetings, and tailored advice and support.

This position is critical to empowering schools to successfully navigate multifaceted student needs, including advice on appropriate health/mental health supports, specific learning disabilities, intellectual disability, neurodiversity and complex behaviour.

The school’s excellence plan can be found at: 2022-2026 Coniston Public School SEP

Coniston Public School values inclusion, cooperation, warm friendships and a strong sense of community as expressed in its motto, Friendship. High expectations are set for all students across academic, social and wellbeing areas. The spacious grounds encourage creative learning and play.

The school has a total enrolment of 173 students, consisting of 7 mainstream classes and 3 intensive learning support (mental health) classes for students with emotional and behavioural support needs. The school’s diverse student body includes 7% Aboriginal students and over 50% from language backgrounds other than English, representing more than 25 cultural groups.

The Assistant Principal Learning and Support role, based at Coniston Public School, will work collaboratively with schools in the Wollongong network and health professionals as part of the broader Team Around a School (Warilla Education Office), collaborating with schools to support students with complex needs and their teachers. The Wollongong network of schools includes 3 high schools (2 of which are selective), 2 schools for specific purposes (SSPs) and 14 primary schools, 1 of which includes a pre-school.

The work of the Assistant Principal Learning and Support emphasises individual school priorities, regional/area priorities and evidence-based programs to assist students with additional learning and support needs. They also provide professional support for learning and support teachers through professional learning activities, network meetings, and tailored advice and support.

This position is critical to empowering schools to successfully navigate multifaceted student needs, including advice on appropriate health/mental health supports, specific learning disabilities, intellectual disability, neurodiversity and complex behaviour.

The school’s excellence plan can be found at: 2022-2026 Coniston Public School SEP

Our public preschool is an approved early childhood education and care service, operating under the requirements of the National Quality Framework. We provide a safe, secure and quality play-based and intentional educational program to support every child to make a strong start in life and learning and experience a successful transition to school. We are committed to protecting and promoting the safety, wellbeing and rights of all children.

This role includes:

• Clear child safety responsibilities, including mandatory reporting, and requires a strong commitment to maintaining a child-safe environment by recognising, responding and reporting concerns and taking part in ongoing training and improvement of child safe practices; and
• A requirement to implement the National Quality Framework, fulfilling the role of the nominated supervisor, guided by the paramountcy principle to ensure the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children through high-quality early childhood education and continuous improvement.

Approval to teach students with learning and support needs pre-school-secondary and/or experience teaching students with learning and support needs pre-school-secondary in regular classes. Capacity to provide specialist assistance to students in regular classes with additional learning and support needs and their teachers.

Demonstrated leadership in school learning and support teams, with expert knowledge of disability legislation, policies and evidence-based teaching practices to design, model and deliver adjusted learning programs for students with additional needs.

Demonstrated experience and capability in supporting students with disability, including those with complex behaviours and mental health conditions, through trauma-informed practices, evidence-based wellbeing programs and targeted intervention strategies.

Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with school teams and key stakeholders, and to design and deliver impactful, high-quality professional learningthat engage audiences, build staff capability and drive practice across school and network levels, aligned with the priorities of Our Plan for NSW Public Education.

Approval to teach students with learning and support needs pre-school-secondary and/or experience teaching students with learning and support needs pre-school-secondary in regular classes. Capacity to provide specialist assistance to students in regular classes with additional learning and support needs and their teachers.

Demonstrated leadership in school learning and support teams, with expert knowledge of disability legislation, policies and evidence-based teaching practices to design, model and deliver adjusted learning programs for students with additional needs.

Demonstrated experience and capability in supporting students with disability, including those with complex behaviours and mental health conditions, through trauma-informed practices, evidence-based wellbeing programs and targeted intervention strategies.

Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with school teams and key stakeholders, and to design and deliver impactful, high-quality professional learningthat engage audiences, build staff capability and drive practice across school and network levels, aligned with the priorities of Our Plan for NSW Public Education.

An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.

An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

The NSW Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. The department is committed to protecting and promoting the safety, wellbeing and rights of all children. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

The NSW Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. The department is committed to protecting and promoting the safety, wellbeing and rights of all children. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above. For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.