Position Descriptor:

Wanted: Senior School Champion & SACE Superstar!

Assistant Principal - Head of Senior School Learning & Culture

Can you inspire teenagers, lead great teaching and learning, navigate SACE without breaking into a cold sweat, and somehow keep Year 12s focused when graduation is this close?

Balaklava High School might have your dream job.

We're looking for an energetic and passionate leader to take the reins of our Senior School - part educational leader, part mentor, part strategist and part skilled problem-solver.

Your mission? Build a Senior School where students aim high, staff feel supported and every young person has a pathway towards success beyond BHS.

You'll Lead...

Senior School Learning & Culture

SACE Leadership & Quality Assurance

Student Achievement & Pathways

Wellbeing, Engagement & Attendance

Tracking, Intervention & SACE Completion

Staff Leadership & Development

Year 12, Graduation & Senior School Events

We're Looking for Someone Who...

Can build a culture of high expectations, strong relationships and genuine student agency.

Knows their way around SACE - including the acronyms nobody outside education could possibly understand.





Can spot a student heading off track and help get them moving towards the finish line.

Can lead, challenge and support staff while keeping students at the centre of every decision.

And understands that Senior School isn't just about getting students through Year 12 - it's about preparing them to thrive beyond it.

Ready to Lead the Senior School?

If you're a passionate educational leader who loves working with young people, developing staff and creating pathways for every learner, we want to hear from you.

SACE sorted.

Students tracked.

Graduation planned.

Coffee compulsory.

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Hit Apply and help our Senior School students make their final years at BHS their best ones yet.

Lead. Inspire. Graduate. Repeat.

Please note that part time and flexible arrangements will be considered.

Site:

Balaklava High School

Local Partnership:

Lower Mid North

Tenure:

22/01/2027 to 26/01/2028

Fraction of time:

1.0

Classification:

LDRB2 - Leader Band B-2

Conditions:

$136,872 per annum FTE / Teacher Conditions

Information:

[email protected] phone 08 8862 0600

School Website:

http://www.balakhs.sa.edu.au

📌 LEADER BANDBALAKLAVA HS - ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL (HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL LEARNING & CULTURE) (Balaklava)
🏢 Department For Education, South Australia
📍 Balaklava