Assistant Principal-Range 1

Department of Education Victoria; City of Maroondah; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

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Job summary

Mullum Primary School in Ringwood is seeking an exceptional, collaborative educational leader to join the school leadership team as Assistant Principal. Reporting to the Principal, you will drive strategic improvement, student wellbeing, engagement and instructional leadership across the school.

The role focuses on building staff capability, managing resources and developing evidence-informed approaches to meet the needs of all students.

Qualifications

• Proven capacity for exemplary educational leadership and improved student outcomes.
• Demonstrated skills in leading and managing staff capacity.
• Strong financial, organisational and resource management abilities.
• Ability to develop, deliver and evaluate school improvement strategies.
• Effective interpersonal and communication capabilities with parents and community.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across whole-school improvement priorities.
• Lead mental health, wellbeing, and student engagement portfolios.
• Use data to identify priorities, monitor progress and evaluate impact.
• Support staff with evidence-informed teaching practices and reflective practice.
• Contribute to school self-evaluation, strategic planning and annual implementation planning.
• Manage budget, program delivery and policy development within the school.

Skills

Educational leadership

Financial management

Planning and policy development

Staff leadership

Communication skills

Education

Teacher registration (VIT)

Job description

Department of Education Victoria – Ringwood VIC

1d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Established in 1963, Mullum Primary School is located on Wurundjeri land, Ringwood in Outer East. Our vision is to inspire a welcoming community of engaged motivated and curious learners who take pride in building the skills and knowledge to be successful learners.

We provide an inclusive, caring and rigorous learning environment that engages, motivates and challenges students to grow academically, socially, emotionally, physically and creatively. All students participate in specialist programs including Performing Arts, Visual Art, Italian and Physical Education.

Teaching and learning at Mullum Primary School is grounded in evidence-based practice., with a strong focus on explicit instruction in literacy and numeracy. Staff use data-informed practices to design targeted and responsive learning experiences that support growth for every student. There is a clear commitment to continuous improvement, with a focus on building strong foundations and extending students to achieve their full potential.

Mullum Primary School has a current enrolment of 255 students. Our teachers work collaboratively to plan, deliver and assess high-quality learning experiences. A strong sense of community is nurtured through very active parent involvement and a wide range of school events.

We are seeking an exceptional, collaborative and highly capable educational leader to join our school¿s leadership team as Assistant Principal.

Reporting directly to the Principal, the Assistant Principal will provide strategic and operational leadership across significant areas of whole-school improvement. The role will have responsibility for student wellbeing, mental health and engagement, while also contributing to instructional leadership, staff capability development and the broader management and leadership of the school.

Key Areas of Responsibility

1. Strategic School Improvement

The Assistant Principal will:

• Provide strategic leadership, in partnership with the principal, for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of identified Strategic Plan priorities, KIS and AIP actions.
• Lead designated whole-school improvement priorities
• Use multiple sources of student learning, wellbeing, engagement, attendance and behaviour data to identify priorities, monitor progress and evaluate impact.
• Support the development of coherent whole-school approaches that connect student learning, wellbeing and engagement.
• Support staff to use evidence, student data and reflective practice to evaluate the impact of their teaching.
• Contribute to school self‑evaluation, strategic planning and annual implementation planning.
• Ensure improvement initiatives are evidence-informed, sustainable and aligned with Department priorities and school context.

2. Mental Health, Wellbeing and Student Engagement

The Assistant Principal will provide leadership across the school’s Mental Health, Student Engagement and Wellbeing portfolios.

Responsibilities will include:

• Lead the implementation and ongoing development of the Mental Health and Wellbeing initiative.
• Build staff capability in mental health literacy, early identification and appropriate response to student mental health and wellbeing needs.
• Strengthen whole-school approaches to student wellbeing, engagement, attendance, behaviour, inclusion and belonging.
• Strengthen connections between Tier 1 whole-school practices and Tier 2 and Tier 3 student supports.
• Promote student voice, agency, connectedness and positive relationships as important contributors to student engagement and achievement.

Selection Criteria

SC-1: Educational leadership

• Proven capacity for exemplary educational leadership, leading to improved student outcomes.
• Developed skills in leading and managing the capacity of staff.

SC-2: Financial, managerial and administrative ability

• Proven financial, organisational and resource management skills.

SC-3: Planning, policy and program development and review

• Demonstrated ability to develop, deliver and evaluate strategies for school improvement.

SC-4: Leadership of staff and students

• A developed capacity to motivate staff, develop their talents and build an effective team.
• A 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.

SC-5: Interpersonal and communication skills

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills in individual, small group and community contexts. A proven ability to work with parents and the community to develop a strong learning environment.
• Exemplary values pertaining to personal qualities of objectivity, sensitivity and integrity.

Role

The assistant principal reports directly to the principal.

Assistant principals have a primary responsibility for the management of significant areas or functions within the school to ensure the effective development, provision and evaluation of the school's education program. In exercising the responsibility, assistant principals will have the authority to make all significant decisions relating to the program, budget and staff relating to their area of designated responsibility within the framework of the school's strategic plan, policies and budget. Assistant principals will contribute to the overall management of the school through involvement in policy formulation and decision making.

The management of significant school program or functional areas in schools involve assistant principals in the analysis of the needs of students and the translation of state educational policy and frameworks into appropriate education programs to meet the needs of all students.

Typically assistant principals will be responsible for the effective use of the teaching staff and program budget of a defined area of the school's operation and for the oversight and leadership of the educational programs provided utilising these resources.

Responsibilities

Typical, 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.

Who May Apply

Appropriately qualified individuals currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.

Diversity and Inclusion

The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via*******@education.vic.gov.au

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

Child Safe Standards

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

DE Values

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools.

Information on the department values is available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

Other Information

• All staff employed by the department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

Qualification Requirements

To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:

• The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching; and
• if the person completed an Australian postgraduate level initial teaching program or course of study on or after 1 January 2024, they must demonstrate that they have satisfactorily completed a postgraduate level accredited initial teacher education program that has been accredited by an Australian State or Territory Teacher Regulatory Authority as satisfying the requirements of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership 'Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures'; and
• a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program after 1 July 2016 must also demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements (this condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian ITE program completed by the person).

Details of qualification requirements as updated from time to time can be found atRecruitment in Schools.