Job Description

Catholic Education Western Australia - Wollongong NSW

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3d ago , from Catholic Education Office of Western Australia

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About the school

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St Paul's is a vibrant Catholic co-educational parish primary school providing a safe, caring and comprehensive education to students from Kindergarten to Year 6 in Camden and the surrounding Macarthur region.

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The school's patron saint, St Paul, enables the school to identify with his teachings, as he taught the Gospelof Christ to the first century world. St Paul is the patron saint of missionaries, evangelists, writers, journalistsand authors. He was a teacher of people and through his teaching helped to establish the Christian Church.

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The school seeks to do the same as it provides opportunities for all stakeholders to be truly present in faith and life. The students are constantly reminded that Christ is with them as they learn in a community embedded in ritual, prayer, sacred music, signs, symbols and our Catholic tradition.

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This creates a distinctly Catholic pedagogy, the way of St Paul, revealing the school's true purpose and ministry as Catholic educators.

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Essential Criteria

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

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- Model Catholic faith in action and evidence a deep understanding and commitment to the mission and purpose of the catholic school within the broader evangelising mission of the church.
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- Develop a culture of effective teaching and learning, by leading, designing and managing the quality of the educational experiences of all students.
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- Build the capacity of staff within a professional, collaborative learning community through the provision of effective professional learning opportunities,



regular feedback and performance management.
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- Manage innovation and change to ensure that the school's vision and strategic plan for improvement are aligned, actioned and realised.
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CATHOLIC EDUCATION DIOCESE OF WOLLONGONG

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86 - 88 Market Street (Locked Mail Bag 8802) Wollongong NSW 2500

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02 4253 0*** | ****@dow.catholic.edu.au | ABN 67 786 923 621

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- Display explicit understanding of governance responsibilities and ensure that school processes meet system, NESA and legislative requirements.
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- Recognise and build on the uniqueness of the school, church and local community to develop a mutually supportive, collaborative and trusting relationship with stakeholders to ensure their engagement in the life of the school.
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Qualifications

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Current accreditation to teach with NESA

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- Post-graduate study in a relevant discipline.
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- Accreditation for Senior Leadership in a Catholic School (Category E) in accordance with the 'Accreditation to Work, Teach and Lead in Systemic Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Wollongong' policy
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WORKING WITH CHILDREN CLEARANCE

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This role is classified as child related work and therefore we require a working with children clearance to be completed prior to your commencement with us.

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Closing date: Sunday 18 October 2026

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Catholic Education Diocese of Wollongong is unwavering in our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. This is at the heart of everything we do. Every child has the right to be informed, heard, respected, empowered and to feel secure. As school communities and as individuals, we commit to keeping children and young people safe, and to work together with them to create cultures that honour dignity and enrich wellbeing.

📌 Principal - External (Wollongong)
🏢 Catholic Education Western Australia
📍 Wollongong