Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2027
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Teacher
Reference: 1435546
Job posted: 13/09/2024
Closes: 26/09/2024
Classification: Assistant Principal-Range 1
Job duration: From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2027
Selection Criteria Applicants are requested to present a written response to the key selection criteria below;
SC1. Educational Leadership
(i) Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary educational leadership of a school or college.
(ii) Highly developed skills in leading and managing change including the leadership of others in the process of change.
SC2. Financial Managerial and Administrative Ability
(i) Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.
SC3. Planning, Policy and Program Development and Review
(i) Exemplary values appropriate to the development of student learning with a demonstrated capacity to achieve high quality outcomes.
(ii) Demonstrated ability to implement Department policies to a high level.
(iii) An understanding of, and a commitment to, the use of learning technologies to improve teaching and learning.
SC4. Leadership of Staff and Students
(i) A highly developed capacity to motivate staff, develop their talents and build an effective team.
(ii) 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
(i) Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills in individual, small group and community contexts.
(ii) Exemplary values pertaining to personal qualities of objectivity, sensitivity and integrity.
(iii) An ability to work with parents and community to develop a strong learning environment.
Community Engagement Ability to work with and support staff to engage with the community to maximise the opportunity to develop partnerships and provide assistance to achieve positive educational outcomes for students and the wider College Community.
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 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.
Who May Apply Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.
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.
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. Information on the department values is available on the department's website.
Location Profile Swan Hill College is located 350 kilometres north west of Melbourne on the Murray River and is situated within the CBD of the rural city of Swan Hill. In 2024, 750 students are enrolled at the College supported by in excess of 100 teaching and non-teaching staff. The College has continued to work on facilities development to a point where it now boasts some of the best facilities in the State.
At Swan Hill College, we have a focus on the continued development of our teaching through the implementation of our Professional Learning Community. Our work is guided by the high impact teaching strategies and the inquiry cycle with a current focus on questioning and the high reliability literacy teaching procedures.
Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2027
Job classification: Assistant Principal-Range 1
Contact: Cameron Whitlock | 0350 364 900
To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Schools (Government) job application system.
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