Assistant Principal - Teaching & Learning

Department of Education & Training, Victoria; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Education & Training, Victoria is seeking an experienced Principal/Assistant Principal to lead educational programs at Gilgai Plains Primary School in Kalkallo, VIC. The role emphasizes instructional leadership, staff development, and safeguarding student outcomes.

Key responsibilities include strategic planning, budgeting, and implementing department policies, with a focus on explicit instruction and data-driven improvement across learning areas. Melbourne area posting.

Qualifications

• Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary educational leadership.
• Leading and managing change including the leadership of others in the process of change.
• Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum and a capacity to establish and lead a consistent pedagogical approach.

Responsibilities

• 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

Staff motivation

Communication skills

Education

VIC Institute of Teaching registration

Postgraduate initial teacher education accreditation

LANTITE requirements

Tools

Learning technologies

Job description

Occupation: Principal and assistant principal

Location: Melbourne - Northern suburbs

Reference: 1543635

Location Profile

School Profile

Kalkallo is a young growing community of diverse families and backgrounds. Gilgai Plains Primary School is located in the Cloverton Estate and is a community hub that reflects the needs and aspirations of its families. Kalkallo is located along the Hume Freeway, north of Melbourne, between Donnybrook and Merrifield, and is part of the North-West Victoria Region (NWVR).

Gilgai (pronounced Gihl-guy) is a Woiwurrung word of the Wurundjeri people meaning small waterhole. Our beautiful school opened in 2022 and caters to the diverse needs of all students and supports the needs of a vibrant and growing community. Our grounds provide valued room for students to be active, natural outdoor areas that reflect the surrounding environment and modern learning facilities that support our curriculum.

Gilgai Plains Primary School has a strong and dedicated staff who are supported to continually improve their practice and their impact, on student learning outcomes.

Our instructional practices are based on the Science of Learning (cognitive science research on how students learn) and a strong body of research supporting a systematic, explicit approach, particularly when it involves learning new concepts and operations. Our leadership team oversee consistent staff professional learning to continue to build the knowledge and skills of our teachers.

Gilgai Plains Primary implements a school wide instructional model which is Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI). Our teachers model the learning process of new concepts for students by using an 'I do, We do, You do' strategy and provide students with purposeful and understandable feedback to support achievement and success. Student interaction is very high which builds upon our student engagement. We use evidence based methods to ensure all students succeed and thrive in their learning.

We have an experienced and supportive student wellbeing team, to enhance our commitment to ensure all student's specific learning needs are met and to assist in the development of safe and supportive learning environments for all of our students.

Mission

• Teaching and reinforcing how to being kind to self, others and our environment
• Ensuring students feel safe, happy and well
• Greeting students with a smile and a hello and helping them to love coming to school
• Ensuring each student is seen
• Teaching students to be literate and numerate and give them experiences to continually grow and succeed
• Providing diverse learning opportunities
• Supporting students to work hard and allow others to be their best
• Helping students to have at least one good friend and teaching them how to make friends and keep friends
• Being the person they can go to when needed
• Teaching students to work and play by our values

Values

Our values guide our students and staff in our everyday actions and behaviours. Our school culture is built upon these 4 values and underpins how we work and play.

We act withKINDNESS

We behave withRESPECT

Our Motto

Sparking joy in learning and compassion in hearts

Selection Criteria

SC1 Educational Leadership

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

SC2 Financial, managerial and administrative ability

• a. Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.

SC3 Planning, policy and program development and review

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

SC4 Leadership of staff and students

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

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

SC6 School Specific

• a. Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum and a capacity to establish and lead a consistent pedagogical approach across a new school.
• b. Highly developed ability and commitment to the use of evidence and data to improve learning outcomes for all students.

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

• 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 [e-mail]

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:

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:

• 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).

Applications close Monday 28 September 2026 at 11.59pm

Assistant Principal - Teaching & Learning • Melbourne, VIC, AU