Salary: Level 3, $141,551 - $154,896 per annum (pro-rata) (SEA GA 2023)
This is a 6 month fixed term, part-time (0.6 FTE) position commencing Term 3, 2026
Avonvale Primary School (PS) is a small, community-based school located in Northam, on Ballardong Boodja. Our students learn in classrooms and outdoors; from literacy and numeracy foundations to Outdoor Learning, and Two-Way Science. Every Wednesday, while students are immersed in Outdoor Learning with our amazing specialist teachers and support staff, class teachers receive their DOTT together allowing for high levels of collaboration, shared planning, and professional dialogue. This intentional structure supports the collective growth of our teaching team and ensures coherence across classrooms.
Our work is grounded in healing-centred, trauma-informed practice through the Berry Street Education Model (BSEM), and we are guided by the belief that when the adults change, everything changes. We are looking for deputy principals who will thrive in a culture of care, high expectations and reflection, and who see challenge as an opportunity for growth.
We are proud to be recognised beyond our gates; as 2025 WA Education Awards Finalists for Excellence in Wellbeing and Learning, and as National Winners of the 2024 Sydney Opera House PLAY Award. These acknowledgements reflect the heart of our work: creating a place where wellbeing and learning are deeply connected. We are proud of our calm, connected culture where staff support each other, lead with heart, and continuously reflect to ensure every child is known, seen, and successful. We are building something special here; a place of belonging and purpose.
At Avonvale PS, we hold a clear expectation that adult behaviour sets the tone for everything. We know that how we show up; our consistency, language, tone, and emotional regulation shapes the safety and success of our students.
This work isn't easy, but it is deeply rewarding. We walk beside each other with honesty and care, because the adults our students need most are the ones who continue to learn.
Avonvale PS is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Deputy Principal to join our amazing school team. We are ideally looking for a passionate educator who puts students first and thrives in a collaborative, inclusive, and forward-thinking environment.
As a high performing leader, you will provide educational leadership in the school and our community by enacting our school vision, values and moral purpose.
You should be highly capable in leading teaching and learning and be responsible for delivering strategies and targets outlined in the school's Business Plan. This will include the further development of monitoring data informed teaching practices aligning with our high impact instructional model. You will ideally have the ability to lead improvement, innovation and change across the school.
Applicants should be committed to building the culture of high performance and high care in order to make a positive difference in the lives of our students at Avonvale PS. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are highly valued. You should be able to build strong professional relationships with staff, student, parents, networks and the wider school community.
Professional Benefits
- Attractive Country Teaching Program Allowance of $10,210 per year
- 12 percent employer contributions to superannuation
- 12 weeks' vacation leave (school holidays)
- More than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers' leave
- Subsidised accommodation where applicable
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
- Be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
- Obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and
Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
