Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Assistant Principal - Range 1
Occupation: Principal and assistant principal
Location: Barwon South West - Warrnambool
Reference: 1481202
Join the Team at Warrnambool College
Are you a passionate and dynamic educator looking to make a real difference? Warrnambool College is seeking motivated professionals to join our thriving school community during an exciting period of growth and innovation.
Why Join Us?
At Warrnambool College, we believe every student should thrive. Our purpose-driven approach is centered on improving educational outcomes for all learners backed by a strong foundation of persistence, resilience, and mutual respect.
As a member of our team, you will be part of a vibrant learning environment that fosters academic excellence, student wellbeing, and meaningful community connection.
Our Values
We live and model our core values every day:
- Resilience
- Strength
- Mutual Respect
- Courage
- Trust
- Global Citizenship
- Honesty
- Accountability
- Persistence
These values are embedded in our curriculum, student support systems, and our whole-school approach.
About the School
Set in parkland in eastern Warrnambool, our College serves a diverse student population from both urban and rural areas. With over 1100 students and 150+ staff, our school community is inclusive, supportive, and forward-thinking.
We offer a wide range of programs including:
Our facilities, teaching methods, and leadership structure support both staff and student success, while maintaining a strong focus on wellbeing and child safety.
Student Support & Wellbeing
Our dedicated wellbeing team includes counsellors, mental health practitioners, a school nurse, a speech pathologist, and the 'Big Life' program facilitator. We operate a vertical structure with strong pastoral care and wellbeing frameworks, ensuring every student has the support they need to succeed.
A Culture of Opportunity
We empower students to explore, achieve, and grow through:
We celebrate student success across academic, cultural, and sporting fields, locally, statewide, and nationally.
Family & Community Engagement
We believe education is a partnership. Communication with families is a priority, and we actively involve parents through Compass, school events, and participation on our College Council.
Want to Be Part of Our Story?
If you're ready to contribute to a school where values guide vision and every student has the opportunity to thrive, we'd love to hear from you.
Warrnambool College is committed to child safety and promoting the wellbeing of all children. We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
SC 1 Educational leadership
SC 2 Financial, managerial and administrative ability
SC 3 Planning, policy and program development and review
SC 4 Leadership of staff and students
SC 5 Interpersonal and communication skills
SC 6 Community Criterion
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.
Typically, assistant principals perform one or more of the following functions:
Appropriately qualified individuals currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
Applicants 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. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
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. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview
Please see our website for full details - www.wblcoll.vic.edu.au
Interviews are scheduled for the week commencing 28th July 2025.
For any further queries, please contact the College on 5564 4444.
To 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. This condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.