Assistant Principal-Range 1

Department of Education Victoria; Leopold; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Leopold Primary School in Leopold, VIC, is seeking an Assistant Principal to lead learning programs and support staff within a dynamic public school.

You will work under the principal to implement policies, foster student learning and engagement, and promote a positive school culture that values respect, responsibility and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Provisional or full registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
• Demonstrated ability to implement Department policies to a high level.
• Commitment to using learning technologies to improve teaching and learning.
• Experience leading staff, managing programs and budgets.
• Ability to collaborate with parents and the broader school community.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and evaluate the school's educational programs within designated areas.
• Lead staff development, performance and welfare within the school community.
• Coordinate with senior curriculum coordinators and ensure program delivery aligns with policy.
• Manage budgets and resources for designated school areas.
• Contribute to policy formulation and school-wide decision making.

Skills

Educational leadership

Financial management

Staff leadership

Interpersonal skills

Community engagement

Education

VIT registration

Postgraduate initial teacher education accreditation

LANTITE requirements

Tools

Education technology familiarity

Job description

Department of Education Victoria – Leopold VIC

3d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Leopold Primary School is located on the Bellarine Peninsula, 12 kilometres from Geelong. Leopold Primary School¿s Motto: ¿Learning For Life¿ espouses our vision: learning to know, learning to do, learning to be and learning to live together, equips our students with knowledge, skills and the disposition to actively embrace learning, leading all to become confident contributing member of both our school and the wider community. The values of our school community embraces are: Respect, Responsibility, Kindness and Honesty. These values ground our school community in all aspects of its day-to-day operations.

Leopold Primary School has an enrolment of approximately 875 students in almost 40 straight grades. Our school has a main administration block, incorporating meeting rooms known as Karroong Ngiti (Meeting Together), Cultural Studies, Music and Art rooms, accompanied by a further seven additional teaching blocks. The beautiful and well-maintained school grounds include the school oval, synthetic turf areas, four playgrounds, a bike track, Indigenous garden and a South East Asian garden. The Leopold Indoor Neighbourhood Centre (LINC) is housed within the school grounds and has a basketball court within the main sports hall; this space is also used for school assemblies. The LINC also holds a multifunction room that is used by the community for various sporting and community events.

The current staffing profile of Leopold PS includes a Principal and 3 Assistant Principals, over 50 teachers and 40 Education Support staff, a Mental Health in Primary Schools Leader, a Chaplain, and a Social Worker. Leopold Primary School has a Cultural Inclusion coordinator that provides opportunities for First Nations students to get together regularly to conduct cultural activities, known as our Mok Burryn Group. The school provides an approved curriculum framework differentiated to meet student needs. Students follow the Victoria Curriculum 2.0 including Physical Education, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, STEM and Cultural Studies as part of their specialist program. The school runs its own accredited Out of School Hours Care Program, including a Holiday program and additional service provision is hosted at the school to support students with targeted needs.

Selection Criteria

SC1 Educational Leadership

• Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary educational leadership of a school.
• Highly developed skills in leading and managing change including the leadership of others in the process of change.

SC2 Financial, managerial and administrative ability

• Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.

SC3 Planning, policy and program development and review

• Exemplary values appropriate to the development of student learning with a demonstrated capacity to achieve high quality student outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to implement Department policies to a high level.
• An understanding of, and a commitment to, the use of learning technologies to improve teaching and learning.

SC4 Leadership of staff and students

• 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.

SC5 Interpersonal and communication skills

• 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.

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

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;

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 (seeWorkplace 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

Conditions of Employment

• 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.