Principal (Primary)
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Job Location:
Camden, SC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
12-09-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Principal (Primary)
St Pauls Catholic Parish Primary School Camden
Work type: Permanent full time
Job no: 498369
Categories: Principal
Advertised: AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: AUS Eastern Daylight Time
The Executive Director of Schools Diocese of Wollongong invites applications from suitably experienced leaders for the substantive Principal position at St Pauls Catholic Parish Primary School Camdencommencing at the beginning of the 2026 school year.
In the Diocese of Wollongong Principals play a significant role in creating vibrant Catholic school communities where every student finds meaning and purpose in their life through experiencing continual growth in faith and improvement in learning.
WHY WORK FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION IN THE DIOCESE OF WOLLONGONG
We provide our Principals with:
- Excellent professional & leadership development programs tailored to your needs.
- A generous remuneration package.
- An environment that encourages innovation and collaboration through education.
- A platform to contribute to the life mission and work of the Catholic faith community.
- A collaborative team culture with first class support from the Catholic Education Office across all key business functions.
ABOUT THE SCHOOL
St Pauls 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.
The schools patron saint St Paul enables the school to identify with his teachings as he taught the Gospel of Christ to the first century world. St Paul is the patron saint of missionaries evangelists writers journalists and authors. He was a teacher of people and through his teaching helped to establish the Christian Church. 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. This creates a distinctly Catholic pedagogy the way of St Paul revealing the schools true purpose and ministry as Catholic educators.
ABOUT YOU
To achieve success in the role the successful candidate will be someone who can:
- 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.
- Develop a culture of effective teaching and learning by leading designing and managing the quality of the educational experiences of all students.
- Build the capacity of staff within a professional collaborative learning community through the provision of effective professional learning opportunities regular feedback and performance management.
- Manage innovation and change to ensure that the schools vision and strategic plan for improvement are aligned actioned and realised.
- Display clear understanding of governance responsibilities and ensure that school processes meet system NESA and legislative requirements.
- 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.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Post-graduate study in a relevant discipline.
- 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.
WORKING WITH CHILDREN CLEARANCE
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.
POSITION APPLICATION
Applicants are to complete an online application which asks you to briefly address the essential criteria (the dot points in the ABOUT YOU section of this position advertisement). Please keep your response to the equivalent of 2 pages in length.
To confidentially discuss your application or general interest in this position please contact Larissa Davy Talent Acquisition Officer or Elizabeth Psarris Executive Assistant on.
To submit your application please select the Apply Now button at the bottom of this advertisement.
Closing date: Sunday 26 October 2025 at 11:55pm
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Business Development
- Classroom Experience
- Dayforce
- Go
- Cloud Computing
- AWS
- Teaching
- Administrative Experience
- Leadership Experience
- negotiation
- SAS
- Data Analysis Skills
