Assistant Principal Range 2

Mildura Senior College; Mildura; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mildura Senior College in Mildura, Victoria, seeks two Educational Leaders to join the Principal Class Team as Assistant Principals (Range 2). These full-time roles are 3-year tenures commencing 27 January 2027, with responsibilities spanning strategic leadership, school operations and educational program oversight.

You will work closely with the Principal and staff to drive learning outcomes, manage resources, and engage with families and the wider community to support a safe, inclusive

Qualifications

• Educational leadership required to drive school improvement.
• Proven ability to lead change and manage staff.
• Strong financial, organisational and resource management skills.
• Commitment to applying Department policies effectively.
• Ability to engage with parents and the community.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to advance the College's Strategic and Annual Implementation Plans.
• Support the Principal in educational, administrative and financial operations.
• Ensure consistent implementation of Department policies and school programs.
• Create a safe, harassment-free environment for students and staff.
• Model professional growth and lifelong learning.
• Support assessment, program development and staff development activities.

Skills

Educational leadership

Financial management

Administrative ability

Planning & policy development

Leadership of staff & students

Interpersonal skills

Use of learning technologies

Job description

Contract Type: Contract Position Full Time

Applications Close: 10 September 2026

We are seeking two dynamic Educational Leaders who will complement our Principal Class TeamMildura Senior College Assistant Principal - Range 2 (two positions available)Fulltime, 3 Year TenureCommence: 27 January 2027Recruitment Online ID: 1534509 & 1538800For further information please contact Lewis Gunn, Acting Principal on Ph 03 5021 2911

College Profile

Mildura Senior College is an educational landmark located in the heart of Mildura, in north-west Victoria 545 kilometres from Melbourne.

The College has a student population in 2026 of 953 enrolled students with the addition of Year 10 VCE and VET students undertaking accelerated studies. The College is one of a small number of stand-alone Senior Colleges in the state catering exclusively for Year 11 and 12 students undertaking the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or Vocational Major (VM).

Selection Criteria

• 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.
• Financial, managerial and administrative ability
  • Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the College in the ongoing implementation and commitment of Mildura Senior College's Strategic Plan and Annual Implementation Plan, School Vision, Values and Codes of Practice.
• Assist the Principal in the leadership and management of the educational, administrative and financial operations of the school and be prepared, in the Principal's absence, to assume their role and responsibilities.
• Ensuring a consistent and coordinated approach for the implementation of the Department of Education policies, processes and initiatives and School Council policies and programs.
• Facilitate an effective, safe and harassment free environment for students and staff.
• Role modelling a commitment to professional growth and lifelong learning.
• Provide leadership, advice, support, counselling and supervision in the assessment of student needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of the school programs and assist in professional development activities for members of the school staff community.
• Encourage community involvement in school activities, networks and organisations which focus on education and the active participation of parents, teachers and students in appropriate decision-making forums.
• Providing an environment that supports the effective performance of staff and optimises student learning within the school.

Other Information

• Applicants should address the key selection criteria.
• Attaching your letter of introduction, resume and key selection criteria in one document is most helpful.
• Day time phone numbers are vital to make appointments for an interview in the event that you are shortlisted.
• If you have an Employee ID Number, please include it on your application.
• Three (3) Referees are required. Please provide names, contact phone numbers and e-mail addresses(Most recent employer is preferred).
• A copy of your current Victorian Institute of Teaching cardwill be required if successful.

Affiliation: Government
Teaching Level: Secondary
Gender: Coed

953 Students
85 TeachingStaff
51 Non-Teaching Staff

Multi Campus

Offers VET

Mildura Senior College is an educational landmark located in the heart of Mildura, in north-west Victoria 545 kilometres from Melbourne. The College is one of a small number of stand-alone Senior Colleges in the state catering exclusively for Year 11 and 12 students undertaking the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), Vocational Major (VM) and Vocational Education and Training (VET) and University Enhancement studies. Values: Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Independence and Success.