Selection Criteria 1. 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. 2. Financial, managerial and administrative ability · Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills. 3. 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. The College embraces the entire school community. Our vision is to create a learning community with a focus on improving teaching practice through ongoing performance development so that students¿ outcomes improve. We have made significant gains in embedding the staged implementation of SWPBS (School Wide Positive Behaviour System). The College values are: · Respect · Resilience · Responsibility We have a system of 'values points' to recognise the positive behaviour within our student cohort. The prime purpose of our College is to maximise the opportunities and choices for all of our students to ensure they are confident individuals who make positive contributions to their communities. The connection between Wellbeing and Teaching and Learning is always a key focus. Our College supports the needs of all students in terms of wellbeing, a safe and positive learning environment and striving for excellence in academic outcomes for all students to improve choice and opportunity when their time at Bairnsdale Secondary College is concluded. Parent Satisfaction has seen significant improvement, falling just shy of the state average for Victorian Secondary Schools. Measures of endorsement by the staff on the College Climate, has seen significant improvement, being above the state average for Victorian Secondary Schools. These factors combined show a significant development in our desire for whole school improvement. Whilst we celebrate fabulous progress being made in all areas at the College, we continue to strive for continuous improvement. Responsibilities