Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Assistant Principal - Range 1
Occupation: Principal and assistant principal
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 1486348
Educational leadership
Financial, managerial and administrative ability
Planning, policy and program development and review
Leadership of staff and students
Interpersonal and communication skills
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
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.
Sydenham-Hillside Primary School is a dual campus Prep to Grade Six Primary School, located in the Western suburbs of Melbourne. There are approximately 600 students at the Sydenham Campus and approximately 500 at the Hillside Campus. The Sydenham Campus has 24 classrooms and is staffed by approximately 50 teaching, administrative and support staff. The Hillside Campus has 19 classrooms and is staffed by approximately 40 staff.
The two campuses are four kilometres apart with Sydenham located in the Brimbank LGA and Hillside located within the Melton LGA.
We are a dual campus school that works as one community striving to develop resilient, kind and inclusive students who value their education. We aim to empower all students to follow their life passions and become successful life-long learners.
Our whole school values of Learning, Responsibility, Respect and Safety guide all of our work. Through a commitment to our values we are able to create a safe and inclusive environment enabling all students to flourish as individuals.
In the classroom our teaching staff provide a comprehensive curriculum with a strong focus on the key building blocks of Literacy and Numeracy. Our teachers work diligently in year level Professional Learning Communities and use data to understand the point of need for each student and then develop plans to target that point of need. Outside of the classroom we provide many extra-curricular activities that support the development of the whole child and also bring the community together which is something that we value very much.
A key feature of the Sydenham-Hillside Primary School Community are the positive relationships between the school and our families which are based on clear and open communication processes. We encourage families to be involved in their child¿s education and provide many opportunities for this to take place including but not limited to family information sessions, parent-teacher-student interviews and volunteering possibilities.
We look forward to developing a strong and effective partnership with families that strengthens each child¿s learning capabilities.
Open communication is one of our aims and we have established an excellent reputation across the wider community for our inclusive communication practices.
Sydenham-Hillside Primary School has a great deal to offer, with a strong focus on Literacy, Numeracy, and ICT. We also work to create supportive learning environments that cater for the differing needs of all students.
Sydenham-Hillside Primary School¿s strategic plan has a series of goals and targets embedded into the document that provides a very clear outline of our intentions to create a place of excellence, where learning is for all, and students are encouraged to succeed and achieve their best.
This position will be based at the Sydenham Campus.