Principal required for St Conleth’s Community College, Newbridge, Co. Kildare – Category XVII
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB) invites applications from suitably qualified persons for the permanent post of Principal, St. Conleth’s Community College, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. The school is co-educational with 753 students enrolled on 30th September 2025.
This post is effective from 1st September 2026.
Details and application form are available from https://kildarewicklow.etb.ie/recruitment/current-vacancies/
Fully completed signed application form should be returned as one complete document in PDF or Word format and attached to an email to porrecruitment@kwetb.ie no later than 12 noon on Thursday 2nd April 2026
Please note that it is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all applications are received on time. Any technical difficulties encountered by the sender when submitting applications are not the responsibility of the KWETB.
• Applicants will be short-listed based on the information supplied
• Incomplete applications will not be considered for shortlisting
• Applications will not be accepted under any circumstances after the closing date
• Canvassing by or on behalf of the applicant will automatically disqualify
Reasonable Accommodation Statement
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB) is committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for all applicants, learners, and staff. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We actively support the development and employment of people with disabilities and promote diversity and inclusion throughout the organisation.
In line with the Employment Equality Acts 1998–2015, we are committed to ensuring that candidates with disabilities are treated fairly, have the opportunity to perform at their best and that all recruitment processes are based on merit. We provide positive support to candidates who disclose a disability and ensure that requests for reasonable accommodations are assessed through a collaborative, transparent, and consistently applied process.
Reasonable accommodations are adjustments or supports that help remove barriers for individuals with disabilities, without imposing a disproportionate burden on an organisation.
Examples of reasonable accommodations may include:
• Providing accessible interview locations or online interview options
• Supplying materials in alternative formats (e.g. large print, Braille, or digital)
• Allowing additional time for interviews, assessments, or tests
• Modifying workspaces for accessibility
• Adjusting work schedules or offering remote working options
• Providing assistive technology or software
• Arranging for an Irish sign language interpreter or personal assistant during interviews or training
For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact niamhtormey@kwetb.ie to arrange a confidential conversation with a member of our team. All requests will be handled with sensitivity and confidentiality.
Dr Deirdre Keyes, Chief Executive.
KWETB, Kildare Office, Chestnut House, Millennium Park, Osberstown, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 FH6T
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Principal required for St Conleth’s Community College, Newbridge, Co. Kildare – Category XVII
Tá iarratais á lorg ag Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Chill Dara agus Chill Mhantáin ag lorg iarratas ó dhaoine leis na cáilíochtaí cuí don phost mar Phríomhoide, St. Conleth’s Community College, Newbridge, Co. Kildare.
Is í seo scoil lán chomhoideachais is tá 753 daltaí ag freastal air an 30 Meán Fómhair 2025.
Tá an post seo i bhfeidhm ón 1 Meán Fómhair 2026.
Gach eolas agus foirmeacha iarratais ar fail ó https://kildarewicklow.etb.ie/recruitment/current-vacancies/
Ba chóir foirm iarratais oifigiúil comhlánaithe go hiomlán a chur isteach trí ríomhphost chuig porrecruitment@kwetb.ie Déardaoin an 2 Aibreán 2026 tráth nach déanaí ná 12 meán lae.
Tabhair faoi deara le do thoil go bhfuil an fhreagracht ar an iarratasóir a chinntiú go bhfaightear gach iarratas in am. Ní bheidh an KWETB freagrach as aon deacrachtaí teicniúla a bhíonn ag an seoltóir agus é ag cur iarratais isteach.
- Cuirfear iarratasóirí ar ghearrliosta bunaithe ar an eolas a chuirtear ar fail
- Ní ghlacfar le hiarratais a sháraíonn an spriocdháta
- Ní cuirfear aon iarratas ar an ngearrliosta mura bhfuil an foirm iarratais líonta ina hiomlán
- Dícháileofar go huathoibríoch é canbhasáil a dhéanann an t-iarratasóir nó thar ceann an iarratasóra
Ráiteas um Chóiríocht Réasúnta
Tá Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Chill Dara agus Chill Mhantáin tiomanta do thimpeallacht chuimsitheach agus thacúil a chothú do gach iarratasóir, foghlaimeoir agus ball foirne. Cuirimid fáilte roimh iarratais ó dhaoine aonair de gach cúlra agus cumas. Tacaímid go gníomhach le forbairt agus fostaíocht daoine faoi mhíchumas agus cuirimid éagsúlacht agus cuimsiú chun cinn ar fud na heagraíochta.
I gcomhréir leis na hAchtanna um Chomhionannas Fostaíochta 1998–2015, táimid tiomanta do chinntiú go gcaitear go cothrom le hiarrthóirí faoi mhíchumas, go mbeidh an deis acu feidhmiú ar a ndícheall agus go bhfuil gach próiseas earcaíochta bunaithe ar fhiúntas. Cuirimid tacaíocht dhearfach ar fáil d’iarrthóirí a nochtann míchumas agus cinntímid go ndéantar iarratais ar shocruithe réasúnta a mheasúnú trí phróiseas comhoibríoch, trédhearcach agus a chuirtear i bhfeidhm go comhsheasmhach.
Is éard atá i gceist le socruithe réasúnta ná coigeartuithe nó tacaíochtaí a chabhraíonn le bacainní a bhaint do dhaoine faoi mhíchumas, gan ualach díréireach a chur ar eagraíocht.
D’fhéadfadh samplaí de shocruithe réasúnta a bheith i gceist:
• Suíomhanna agallaimh inrochtana nó roghanna agallaimh ar líne a sholáthar
• Ábhair a sholáthar i bhformáidí malartacha (e.g. cló mór, Braille, nó digiteach)
• Am breise a thabhairt d’agallaimh, measúnuithe nó tástálacha
• Spásanna oibre a mhodhnú le haghaidh inrochtaineachta
• Sceidil oibre a choigeartú nó roghanna cianoibre a thairiscint
• Teicneolaíocht nó bogearraí cúnta a sholáthar
• Ateangaire teanga chomharthaíochta Gaeilge nó cúntóir pearsanta a shocrú le linn agallaimh nó oiliúna
Chun tuilleadh eolais a fháil nó chun cóiríocht réasúnta a iarraidh, déan teagmháil le niamhtormey@kwetb.ie le do thoil chun comhrá rúnda a shocrú le ball dár bhfoireann. Déileálfar le gach iarratas le híogaireacht agus rúndacht.
Dr Deirdre Keyes, Chief Executive.
KWETB, Kildare Office, Chestnut House, Millennium Park, Osberstown, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 FH6T
