St Helena's Catholic Primary School - ELLENBROOK

School Principal : Mr Santino Giancono
School Address : 55 Fortescue Place Ellenbrook WA 6069
Phone Number : 9297 7500
Fax Number : 9296 8307
Email Address : admin@sthelenas.wa.edu.au.
Web Site : www.sthelenas.wa.edu.au.

Type : Full-Time
Term : Ongoing

Position Details

St Helena’s Catholic Primary School is a co-educational primary school catering for over 500 students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6. At St Helena’s, we strive to bring life to our Vision for Learning, “In a world envisaged by Jesus, we are active and engaged learners working together in a safe and respectful environment”.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a passionate and dynamic educator and leader to positively influence the lives of the students, staff and families at St Helena’s Catholic Primary School. As Assistant Principal you will play a pivotal role in fostering a nurturing and inclusive learning environment. You will be collaborating with the Principal and Leadership Team to drive school initiatives, support staff development, and ensure high-quality teaching and learning across the school.

Selection Criteria

•    Be fully supportive of the objectives and ethos of Catholic education and be an active member of the Catholic Church.
•    Promote the Catholic Identity of the school through its vision, mission and educational goals and values.
•    Have the skills and ability to support the Principal in the Leadership Domains of Catholic Identity, Education, Community and Stewardship.
•    Have a strong knowledge of current educational practices, to assist with the ongoing development of curriculum and school improvement within St Helena’s Catholic Primary School, and have a passion for driving educational change.
•    Be able to support a culture in which every student is recognised as having the ability to learn and within which their learning and engagement are actively improved with quality teaching.
•    Celebrate and promote the achievement of excellence and ensure accountability at all levels.
•    Demonstrate exceptional interpersonal and organisational skills and the ability to work collaboratively with all students, staff, families and the St Helena of the Holy Cross Parish.
•    Be a positive and enthusiastic leader who shows the capacity and commitment to the School’s extra-curricular activities and initiatives in establishing structures for family engagement in student learning the capability to work collaboratively with other staff to promote student learning.
•    Show commitment to student and staff wellbeing.
•    Ensure the student is at the centre of all decisions, processes and planning.

Qualifications Required

•    Accreditation for Leadership.
•    A minimum of seven years relevant educational experience.
•    Experience as an Assistant Principal (desirable).

Application Details

All enquiries should be directed to Santino Giancono via email santino.giancono@cewa.edu.au or on 9297 7500

Applicants must submit a curriculum vitae, addressed to Santino Giancono - Principal

Application Submission Details can be found below to be forwarded to employment@sthelenas.wa.edu.au.

All applicants must submit the following:
•    Covering Letter – 2 pages maximum.
•    Selection Criteria Addressed - provide information addressing the Selection Criteria and refer to our website here for Curriculum Vitae requirements.
•    Referees – include 3 professional referees, one being your current Principal, as well as a Parish Priest reference.

In applying for this position you will be providing personal information to the School. This information will be used in order to assess your application for employment.

Applicants must have a current registration as a teacher with the Teacher Registration Board of WA (TRBWA) to be eligible for appointment. Information is available from the TRBWA website.

Catholic Education Western Australia encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, people of all ages and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.

Applicants must be prepared to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties.

 
On appointment successful applicants will require a Working with Children Check. Application forms are available at certain Australia Post Outlets throughout the State. A list of participating Australia Post outlets can be found on the Australia Post website. An application for a WWC must be made in person.

Listed : 20th August , 2025
Applications Close : 8th September, 2025
Vacancy Number : 32311