Assistant Principal, Community-Engaged Learning

State Government of Victoria, Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayi School in Melbourne’s northern suburbs is seeking an Assistant Principal: Community Engagement in Learning to lead a whole-school approach to community partnerships and extended learning. You will work with families, schools, businesses and services to create authentic opportunities for students to engage, participate and contribute within their communities.

The role emphasizes leadership of learning technologies, inclusive education and portfolio development for student wellbeing and

Qualifications

• Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary educational leadership of a school.
• Highly developed skills in learning and managing change, including leadership of others in the process of change.
• Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.
• Exemplary values appropriate to the development of student learning, with a demonstrated capacity to achieve high-quality student outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to implement departmental policies to a high level.
• An understanding of, and commitment to, the use of learning technologies to improve teaching and learning.
• A highly developed capacity to motivate staff, develop their talents and build an effective team.
• A clear capacity to foster a learning environment that takes account of the individual needs of students and helps students to develop their special abilities and talents.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills in individual, small-group and community contexts.
• Exemplary values pertaining to personal qualities of objectivity, sensitivity and integrity.
• An ability to work with parents and the community to develop a strong learning environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a whole-school approach to community-engaged learning, including the development of purposeful partnerships with families, schools, businesses, services and community organisations that create authentic opportunities for students to learn, participate and contribute within their communities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a whole-school approach in which the community becomes an extension of the learning environment.
• Develop partnerships with families, schools, services and community organisations to create authentic learning opportunities.
• Ensure students develop knowledge, skills, relationships and experiences for life beyond school.
• Drive community engagement in teaching and learning and align it with curriculum priorities.
• Manage resources, budget and staff within the designated area.

Skills

Visionary leadership

Change leadership

People management

Interpersonal skills

Community engagement

Job description

Wayi School in Melbourne’s northern suburbs is seeking an Assistant Principal: Community Engagement in Learning to lead a whole-school approach to community partnerships and extended learning. You will work with families, schools, businesses and services to create authentic opportunities for students to engage, participate and contribute within their communities.

The role emphasizes leadership of learning technologies, inclusive education and portfolio development for student wellbeing and