Assistant Principal: Educational Leader & Wellbeing

State Government of Victoria, Australia; Shire of Loddon; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Birchip P-12 School, located in Birchip, Victoria, is seeking a Principal and an Assistant Principal to lead the school’s educational program, budgets, and staff within the framework of the department’s strategic plan. The roles demand strategic direction, policy alignment, and active community engagement for student wellbeing.

The successful candidates will oversee significant areas of school operations, lead curriculum and wellbeing initiatives, and collaborate with parents and the community

Qualifications

• Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary leadership of a school.
• Highly developed skills in leading and managing change including the leadership of others in the process of change.
• Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.
• 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.
• Ability to work with parents/carers and the community to develop a strong and positive learning environment.
• Demonstrated ability to promote and lead Birchip P-12 School into the future by ensuring we continue to focus on the educational, physical social and emotional needs of our students.

Responsibilities

• Typically, assistant principals perform one or more of the following functions: supervision and coordination of the work of senior curriculum or level coordinators; allocation of budgets, positions of responsibility and other resources within the area of responsibility; supervision of the delivery of teaching programs; management of programs to improve the knowledge and experience of staff; responsibility for general discipline matters beyond the management of classroom teachers and year level coordinators; contribute to the overall management of the school.

Skills

Educational leadership

Change management

Interpersonal communication

Community engagement

Education

Teacher registration

Job description

Birchip P-12 School, located in Birchip, Victoria, is seeking a Principal and an Assistant Principal to lead the school’s educational program, budgets, and staff within the framework of the department’s strategic plan. The roles demand strategic direction, policy alignment, and active community engagement for student wellbeing.

The successful candidates will oversee significant areas of school operations, lead curriculum and wellbeing initiatives, and collaborate with parents and the community