Position Information

Mary Brooksbank School is a dedicated centre of educational excellence, specifically catering to students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, often accompanied by complex behavioural and emotional needs. We serve a diverse student population of 126 students, 20 of whom are from First Nations backgrounds, across 20 classes ranging from Kindergarten to Year 12 using Positive Behaviour for Learning and Play-Based Learning principles to foster an inclusive and supportive environment. The staff at Mary Brooksbank School are passionate about serving the diverse community of Southwestern Sydney. Our school motto, Independence and Acceptance, underpins our goal to support students to develop into creative, confident and accomplished young people. As a staff we do this by partnering with our students, their families, external service providers, the Campbelltown Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) and local schools to develop a culture of connection and high expectations that supports the achievement of personal and academic excellence.

Selection Criteria

In addition to the general selection criteria:

- Demonstrated instructional leadership and expertise in special education, with the capacity to lead high-quality, differentiated and evidence-informed teaching and learning for students with moderate to severe intellectual disability and complex support needs.
- Proven capacity to build the professional capability, confidence and leadership of staff across all career stages through differentiated coaching, mentoring, feedback, professional learning and collaborative inquiry.
- Demonstrated ability to use student, classroom and whole-school data to lead improvement in teaching practice and measurable learning, communication, wellbeing and engagement outcomes.
- Highly developed interpersonal,



organisational and partnership-building skills, with the capacity to lead inclusive, safe and consistent whole-school practices that strengthen student wellbeing, family engagement and staff effectiveness.

General Selection Criteria

1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice
2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs
3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams
4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents
5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning
6. 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 prospect. 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 finalising their appointment and entry on duty.



Find the department’s latest advice on COVID-19 (coronavirus) at https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19.

Special Notes

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application. About the NSW Department of Education The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above.

For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

How to Apply

Merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals provide clear advice for applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are available here.

To meet the page limits outlined in the guidelines, all application attachments must be submitted in PDF format. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support please contact School Recruitment Support at 1300 863 694.

Application contact details

If you have questions or would like to learn more about this role, please reach out to the contact below:

Contact

Kevin Thoms 02 4628 4555

Application close date

28 October 2026 at 4:00pm

📌 Assistant Principal Special Education - General - Mary Brooksbank School (Sydney)
🏢 Nsw Government
📍 Sydney