Strategic School Leader & Change Champion

Government schools; Geelong; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Leopold Primary School in Geelong seeks an assistant principal to drive the school’s education program and management. The role includes translating policy into practice, managing budgets and staff within the school’s strategic plan, and contributing to school-wide decision making to support student outcomes.

The successful candidate will lead a diverse team, foster an inclusive learning environment, and collaborate with parents and the community to sustain high-quality teaching and learning.

Qualifications

• 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.

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;

Skills

Educational leadership

Change leadership

Financial management

Policy development

Learning technologies

Staff motivation

Student development

Interpersonal communication

Community engagement

Job description

Leopold Primary School in Geelong seeks an assistant principal to drive the school’s education program and management. The role includes translating policy into practice, managing budgets and staff within the school’s strategic plan, and contributing to school-wide decision making to support student outcomes.

The successful candidate will lead a diverse team, foster an inclusive learning environment, and collaborate with parents and the community to sustain high-quality teaching and learning.