Assistant Principal (Primary)

The Executive Director of Schools, Diocese of Wollongong, invites applications from suitably experienced leaders for the Assistant Principal position at St Patrick's Catholic Parish Primary School, Port Kembla commencing at the beginning of the 2027 school year.

In the Diocese of Wollongong, Assistant Principals play a significant role in creating vibrant Catholic school communities where every student finds meaning and purpose in their life through experiencing continual growth in faith and improvement in learning. Our Assistant Principals have access to:

• excellent professional & leadership development programs
  
  
• first-class support from the Catholic Education Office (CEO) across all critical areas through our culture of connected autonomy
  
  
• a professional mentor, funded by the CEO
  
  
• a platform to contribute to the life, mission and work of the Catholic faith community.

ABOUT THE SCHOOL

St Patrick’s, Port Kembla aims to nurture each child’s faith experience while recognising and catering for their individual needs and challenging them to grow, adapt and positively engage in their learning. The school strives to give children a sound understanding of the Gospel values of love, care, respect and justice.

Students are encouraged to perpetuate the Josephite and Franciscan charisms of the school’s founding religious orders. Central to this is the Franciscan call to environmental stewardship of the planet and the MacKillop commitment to meeting the needs of the disadvantaged. 

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

To achieve success in the role, the successful candidate will be someone who can:

• Give witne…