Assistant Principal Special Education – Peterborough School Job South Kentucky USA,Education / Teaching

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Assistant Principal Special Education – Peterborough School – 0000

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Location

Illawarra & South Coast
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Number of Positions

1
Total Remuneration Package:
Remuneration package valued at $. This position attracts a base salary of $, plus leave loading and employer’s contribution to superannuation.
School Name Peterborough School
Principal Network Lake Illawarra South
Staffing Area Shellharbour
FTE 1.000
Contact Name Gabrielle Sheather
Contact Phone number
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Closing Date

28-Oct-2026, 5:00:00 AM

Job Category

TCH Other

Organisation

Teaching Service
Peterborough School for Specific Purposes (SSP) supports 113 students from Kindergarten to Year 12 with moderate to severe intellectual disability and/or Autism. Our students may also have secondary disabilities including sensory needs, vision or hearing impairments, physical impairments, complex mental health needs, and behaviours. Our dedicated staff are committed to delivering high-quality education tailored to each student’s needs.

Our diverse student body includes 15% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 12% students learning English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D). Many students require significant communication and language support. The school focuses on developing communication, literacy, numeracy, and life skills, and employs a whole school approach to regulation and behaviour, utilising the Zones of Regulation (ZoR) and the Berry Street Education Model.

Approval to teach special education and/or experience teaching students with additional learning support needs, along with demonstrated capacity to meet the responsibility of a dual teacher-leader role.

Demonstrated inclusive and collaborative leadership skills, with a strong teaching background, experience in managing complex teams, resolving conflicts, and effectively engaging with students, staff, parents, carers, and external agencies in a diverse community.

Proven ability to lead the design and implementation of differentiated teaching and learning programs that meet diverse student needs, including experience with new curriculum frameworks, assessment methods, and the effective use of Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions.

Experience in developing and applying whole-school frameworks that support student wellbeing, engagement, and behaviour, using sensory regulation strategies to foster positive and inclusive learning environments for students with complex social and emotional needs in a specialised school setting.

General Selection Criteria
1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice

Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs

Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams

Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents

Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning

Knowledge of and commitment to the Department’s Aboriginal education policy
Conditions 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.

All Department of Education employees working in an SSP are required to be vaccinated as outlined at Vaccination requirements for school sites (nsw.gov.au). The successful candidate for this position will be required to confirm vaccination status prior to the department…