Boisdale Consolidated School, with a 2025 enrolment of 194 students, is located on Newry Road, Boisdale in the Wellington Shire. The school, established in 1951, is situated in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range and surrounded by farmland, one kilometre from the rural township of Boisdale, 235 km east of Melbourne and 25 km north of Sale. The closest regional centre is Maffra, 8 km south of Boisdale.
The school enjoys a spacious rural setting with a variety of historical and refurbished facilities including modern classrooms, specialist areas, a student kitchen, library, pool, MPR, and a large shared learning space. We offer a comprehensive core curriculum as well as providing Visual Arts, PE, Music, and STEM, along with an extensive range of extra-curricular activities.
We aim to develop positive, caring individuals who are equipped with the social and academic skills necessary to prepare them for their future life beyond Primary School. Our core values are Respect, Resilience, and Teamwork. We value and are strengthened by parent involvement and community links in many aspects of learning and operations at BCS.
Using a team approach to learning, we view learning as a shared responsibility between students, staff, and families. To enhance learning and build the capacity of staff, there is a focus on planned differentiation and shared understanding and implementation of the school's strategic plan priorities. This is achieved through a strong professional learning team culture.
Selection CriteriaSC1 - Educational leadership Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary educational leadership of a school or college.
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.
RoleThe 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 this 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 programs or functional areas involves 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 utilizing these resources.
ResponsibilitiesTypically, 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 ApplyAppropriately qualified individuals currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
EEO AND OHS CommitmentApplicants 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.
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, 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 family-friendly, supportive, safe, and harassment-free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity, and safety across all schools and Department workplaces.
Child Safe StandardsVictorian 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.
VIT LANTITETo be eligible for employment, transfer, or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements.
Job Type:Full time / From 28/01/2025
Job Classification:Assistant Principal - Range 1
Contact:Belinda Marshall | 51454391 OR 0408173374
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