Campus Principal | Melton VIC

OneSchool Global; Melton, City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PD opportunities

Work-life balance

Award-winning pedagogy

Global collaboration

Hybrid roles

Small classes

Remuneration package

Job summary

OneSchool Global Melton is seeking an experienced Campus Principal to lead the Melton Campus, guiding students, staff and the community.

You will provide strategic, educational and operational leadership across all campus life, ensuring exceptional outcomes and a culture of excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement within a globally connected network.

Qualifications

• Significant executive leadership experience within a school or educational environment.
• Proven ability to improve student outcomes through high-quality teaching and learning.
• Demonstrated success leading organisational improvement through people, systems and culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall strategic direction, performance and operations of the campus.
• Champion the School's Ethos, Values and Guiding Principles, fostering a high-trust, high-expectation culture.
• Provide exceptional instructional leadership to drive excellence in teaching, learning and curriculum delivery across Years 3 to 12.
• Continue strengthening teaching quality and student outcomes within OneSchool Global's innovative learning model.
• Build leadership capability across teaching and professional staff, developing future leaders across the organisation.
• Lead campus improvement initiatives that strengthen people, systems and culture, creating sustainable improvement rather than leader-dependent success.

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and inspiring Campus Principal to lead our welcoming Melton Campus and make a lasting impact on our students, staff and community.

The Campus

OneSchool Global Melton is a thriving and well-established campus serving students from Years 3 to 12, the campus provides a modern learning environment supported by innovative technology, highly engaged students and a strong sense of community.

Melton is known for its commitment to delivering outstanding educational outcomes through OneSchool Global's unique self-directed learning model. The campus enjoys strong partnerships with families and provides students with the skills, confidence and character needed to thrive in an ever-changing world.

This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a successful campus with strong foundations while shaping its future direction.

The Position

As Campus Principal, you will provide strategic, educational and operational leadership across all aspects of campus life, ensuring exceptional outcomes for students while fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Reporting within the regional leadership structure, you will lead a high-performing campus while contributing to broader organisational priorities across the OneSchool Global network. While responsible for the strategic leadership of the Melton Campus, you will also work collaboratively with regional and national leaders to advance educational excellence and organisational performance.

What makes this opportunity different:

• Lead a high-performing Victorian campus within a global network spanning 20 countries.
• Shape the educational experience of students while fostering a culture of excellence, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Develop and empower future leaders across teaching and professional staff teams.
• Work in partnership with experienced regional, national and global leaders.
• Drive innovation through OneSchool Global's Learning to Learn Framework and technology-enabled learning environments.
• Influence organisational improvement and best practice through collaboration across the wider network.
• Operate within a highly collaborative leadership environment where relationships, partnership and influence are critical to success.

In this role you will be expected to:

• Lead the overall strategic direction, performance and operations of the campus.
• Champion the School's Ethos, Values and Guiding Principles, fostering a high-trust, high-expectation culture.
• Provide exceptional instructional leadership to drive excellence in teaching, learning and curriculum delivery across Years 3 to 12.
• Continue strengthening teaching quality and student outcomes within OneSchool Global's innovative learning model.
• Build leadership capability across teaching and professional staff, developing future leaders across the organisation.
• Lead campus improvement initiatives that strengthen people, systems and culture, creating sustainable improvement rather than leader-dependent success.
• Use data, evidence and strategic insight to improve student achievement, engagement, wellbeing and attendance.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Maintain strong governance, compliance, safeguarding and risk management practices.
• Partner with central support functions to effectively manage budgets, resources and workforce planning.
• Build trusted relationships with students, families, staff and broader stakeholders.
• Balance campus priorities with regional and national strategic objectives.
• Represent Melton Campus within the wider OneSchool Global network, contributing to regional, national and global initiatives while sharing best practice and driving continuous improvement.

Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will be an accomplished educational executive with substantial leadership experience within a school environment. They will demonstrate a strong track record of improving student outcomes, developing high-performing teams, leading organisational improvement and building cultures of excellence through people, systems and strategic leadership.

You will also bring:

• Significant executive leadership experience within a school or educational environment.
• A proven ability to improve student outcomes through high-quality teaching and learning.
• Demonstrated success leading organisational improvement through people, systems and culture.
• Experience developing high-performing leadership teams and building leadership capability in others.
• Strong strategic, operational and financial leadership capability.
• A successful track record of leading through influence rather than hierarchy.
• Experience balancing local priorities with broader organisational objectives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build credibility across diverse groups.
• Experience operating within governance, compliance and safeguarding frameworks.
• The ability to drive accountability, performance and continuous improvement.
• A commitment to the values, ethos and educational philosophy of OneSchool Global.

Personal qualities that will enable success include:

• Authentic and values-based leadership.
• High levels of emotional intelligence, resilience and professional maturity.
• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills.
• Strategic thinking combined with disciplined execution.
• A genuine commitment to feedback, growth and continuous learning.
• The ability to engage confidently with students, families, staff, governance groups and senior organisational leaders.

Why you'll love working with us

At OneSchool Global, we empower our leaders and educators to thrive and perform at their best. This role offers a rare opportunity to combine campus leadership with broader organisational influence while remaining connected to students, teaching and learning.

When you join us, you'll enjoy:

• The opportunity to lead a well-established and highly regarded Victorian campus within a globally connected educational organisation.
• Strong organisational support, exceptional facilities and an engaged school community.
• Great work-life balance with no after-school or weekend sporting commitments.
• Small school communities supported by extensive national and global resources.
• Access to the Global Teacher Academy and leadership development opportunities.

Perks and benefits

• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• A healthy work-life balance
• Award-winning, innovative pedagogy
• Collaborate with colleagues around the world
• Hybrid working arrangements for eligible roles
• Small classes & contemporary learning environments
• Attractive remuneration package

OneSchool Global is a multi-award-winning school with over 8,000 students, 120+ campuses and more than 2,000 staff across 20 countries. In Australia, we operate 31 campuses across NSW, QLD, VIC, TAS and SA, with our Head Office based in Sydney, supporting schools nationwide.

At OneSchool Global, you'll be part of a collaborative and innovative environment where people are empowered to make a strong impact. Whether you're in teaching, administration, or technology, you'll join a global network of passionate professionals committed to excellence, lifelong learning and supporting student success.