Deputy Principal - Student Services

This is a 2 month fixed term, full-time position commencing Term 3, 2026 with possible extension (12 months) and/or permanency.

Halls Head College (HHC) is uniquely situated on the 'island' of Halls Head just south of Mandurah. The local intake area of HHC is south, close to the Waroona Shire boundary. The contributory primary schools are Glencoe, Halls Head, Falcon, South Halls Head and Ocean Road. The College provides a secondary education for students who live in the rapidly growing coastal strip, south of Mandurah.

Our College offers all students diverse choices, authentic opportunities to develop essential life skills and a rigorous, caring and safe environment to learn and grow in. Our staff has a wealth of expertise, experience, and a genuine desire to constantly improve their practice to benefit all students.

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The Role

Halls Head College has a unique opportunity seeking to appoint a dynamic and innovative leader to the position of Deputy Principal – Student Services. We are seeking a team player with displayed leadership behaviours, quality, and attitude.

The successful applicant will ideally display innovative and proven ability and skills in working collaboratively to effectively improve, embed and achieve desired partnerships, protocols, and outcomes for the College.

The roles and responsibilities of the role ideally include the following and are sought specifically in the portfolio area:

• Consultation, development, and implementation of ideas sought from across the College.
• Supporting the Executive in ensuring critical directions are maintained, intent is aligned, and comprehensive consultation and conversations are enacted.
• Extensive knowledge, understanding and skills that align to the College ethos.
• Deliver and embed a culture of bold and strategic solutions.
• Embed and implement exemplary and practical policies and practices.
• Developing and delivering processes to effectively manage and improve staff performance and improve student outcomes.

The successful applicant will ideally efficiently and effectively lead and manage change processes, introduce and execute value adding strategies and protocols for this large and complex organisation.

Your displayed skills and comprehensive experience ideally sought by the College include:

• Collaborative and outstanding leadership qualities.
• Exemplary interpersonal skills.
• Outstanding change leadership and management, influencer, and negotiator.
• Significant knowledge and understanding of your portfolio area and demonstrated delivery of outcomes.
• A team player.

To be suitable for this role, you will ideally need to display the following:

• Capacity to provide effective leadership in a diverse range of educational settings.
• High level of interpersonal and public relations skills that demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships to achieve planned outcomes.
• Professional knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge to ensure a high level of educational outcomes for all students (e.g. Aboriginal students, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds and students with special needs).
• Capacity to manage staff, physical and financial resources.

Applications will be assessed against the work-related requirements of the position. The business needs of the College may also be considered for this position.

Professional Benefits

Working for the Department of Education you will enjoy a range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, training and career development opportunities and attractive leave provisions. Find out more about the benefits by visiting .

Want to know more?

Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Sean Wrigley, Principal, on (08) 9581 0600 or emailing .

Equity and Diversity

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.

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Eligibility

To work with us, you must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
• hold registration with the of Western Australia
• obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and
• consent to a and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.

More information about employment eligibility can be found on our or in the attached application package.

Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

Application Instructions

Apply online in two easy steps:

Step 1: Select Apply for Job

Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one (1) being your current line manager.

Step 2: Attach your documents

Your application should include:

• A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
• A two (2) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF Demonstrated capacity to provide effective leadership in a diverse range of educational settings. High level of interpersonal and public relations skills that demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships to achieve planned outcomes. Demonstrated professional knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge to ensure a high level of educational outcomes for all students, (e.g. Aboriginal students, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds and students with special needs). Demonstrated capacity to manage staff, physical and financial resources.

It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.

Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.

Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/DP1048842

Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process. This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.

The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.

Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Wednesday, 12 August 2026.