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Employment

Expressions of Interest -
School Principal

Would you be eager to help co-create a future where Aboriginal education is grounded in Country, culture, and community?

The Homeland School Company is seeking Expressions of Interest for the position of School Principal. The Principal will oversee daily operations of three homelands-based primary schools on the Djelk Indigenous Protected Area of West Arnhem Land, and will ensure Aboriginal knowledge systems are at the heart of children’s learning. The position is: 

📍 FIFO with view to relocate (housing under development)
💸 Competitive salary (PLO.1 to PLO.3 (Salary Range $171,098.93 - $185,747.30)  – Includes Salary ($152,766.91 - $165,845.81)
🧾 PBI benefits (extra ~$8K/year pre-tax)
📅 12-month contract with potential to extend (pending federal funding)

The role includes:
🌱 Designing place-based, seasonal curricula
🌱 Leading school governance and community engagement
🌱 Overseeing staff, compliance, wellbeing, and day-to-day operations
🌱 Working alongside a visionary Indigenous-led board

Interested? We’d love to hear from you! Please submit your Expression of Interest in the form of a cover letter, and your CV, to Nic Sharah: nic.sharah@homelandschoolcompany.org.au.

Are you ready to live and learn in the cultural landscape of West Arnhem Land? Are you adaptable and able to engage in two-way learning—grounded in both Aboriginal and Western ways of knowing, being, and teaching?

The Homeland School Company is seeking Expressions of Interest from eligible Primary School Teachers. Our Teachers will be fun, motivated, and ready to ensure Aboriginal knowledge systems are at the heart of children’s learning. They will create safe and inclusive learning spaces, and help implement place-based seasonal curricula, under the guidance of community cultural leaders.

Our teaching positions are:
📍 FIFO with view to relocate (housing under development)
💸 Remuneration package $115,730.64 - $160,141.02 (including Salary $103,330.93 - $142,983.06 (CT 1 -CT 9)
🧾 PBI benefits (extra ~$8K/year pre-tax)
📅 12-month contract with potential to extend (pending federal funding)

These roles involve:
🌱 Developing meaningful partnerships with Bininj educators, families and leaders
🌱 Teaching in a multi-age context, including teaching foundational literacy and numeracy

Interested? We’d love to hear from you! To find out more, please send a cover letter and CV to HSC’s CEO on: nic.sharah@homelandschoolcompany.org.au.