Assistant Principal: Religious Identity & Mission (APRIM)
Employment
Full time, Temporary
Subject
Religious Education
Sector
Catholic
Teaching level
Primary
Closing date
2 November 2026
Posted 13 Oct 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
R-6
School staff (FTE)
21.8
15.1 teaching · 6.7 non-teaching
Students per teacher
13.8:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
208
Indigenous students
1%
Language other than English
19%
Girls vs boys
113 girls · 95 boys
Socio-educational background
Above the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
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Role description
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St Joseph’s School Tranmere warmly invites applications for the role of Assistant Principal, Religious Identity & Mission (APRIM). The school is looking to appoint a passionate and dynamic individual who will demonstrate a high level of faith leadership, a strong commitment to excellence and will foster strong community relationships. The APRIM will work closely with the Principal and other staff to deliver informed practice methodology that considers and engages the learning styles and faith experience of each individual.
This appointment is to a permanent teaching position with a 4-year fixed term contract as Assistant Principal, Religious Identity & Mission (APRIM) offered as 0.6 FTE.
About You
The successful candidate will:
- Be an active member of a Catholic Eucharistic community.
- Actively contribute to the faith leadership and Catholic identity of the school in alignment with its vision, mission and Mercy Traditions.
- Demonstrate skills in promoting the Catholic identity and associated customs within the school community.
- Demonstrate highly effective communication and interpersonal skills to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with the members of the school, parish and wider community (students, staff, parents and families).
- Demonstrate an ability in leading, planning, implementing and evaluating a Religious Education curriculum based on the Crossways curriculum.
- Demonstrate skills in actively promoting faith formation and the ability to dynamically lead staff in this area.
- Demonstrate capacity for collab…