Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Assistant Principal - Range 1
Occupation: Principal and assistant principal
Location: Melbourne - Eastern suburbs
Reference: 1493533
Regency Park Primary School is located in Wantirna, at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges, 30 kilometres east of Melbourne. Our student population remains stable, with a total enrolment of 535 students. The school community is culturally diverse, with families from 30 different linguistic backgrounds. Approximately 20% of our students come from homes where a language other than English is spoken. In 2025, the school employed 50 staff members, including 3 principal-class, 2 learning specialists, a Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader, 31 teachers, and 13 education support staff, which includes administration, aides, and a first aid officer.
At Regency Park Primary School, a positive school culture thrives, where staff collaborate effectively to provide targeted teaching and comprehensive wellbeing support for all students. As a school we continue to achieve academic excellence, consistently demonstrating high results in both NAPLAN data and teacher assessments. Our teachers are committed to planning and delivering a high-quality, engaging curriculum that is differentiated to meet the unique needs of every student. Our staff opinion survey results are exceptional and speak to the high levels of professionalism, respect and collaboration throughout our school.
At Regency Park Primary School, our vision is to foster an inclusive and challenging learning environment that offers diverse opportunities for students to reach their academic, social, and emotional potential. Our core values, Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, and Honesty, are at the heart of our approach. These values guide our daily interactions and help to build open, respectful, and supportive relationships within our school community.
In addition to the classroom program, our diverse and stimulating Specialist program includes Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Cultural Studies, and STEM. These subjects provide students with a well-rounded education and by offering a broad range of learning experiences, we aim to inspire future talents and foster personal growth. We firmly believe in nurturing the whole child. Successful academic learning is supported by the explicit teaching of social and emotional competencies through our school-wide programs, "Play is the Way" and Respectful Relationships.
Our school is built on a strong sense of community, and we are dedicated to fostering positive relationships with all members of the school community. Regency Park families are actively involved in various aspects of school life. Our outstanding school facilities enhance the learning experience, featuring an expansive artificial turf area suitable for a wide range of sports in any weather, several basketball courts, upgraded play equipment, a spacious carpeted hall with a stage, a library, an art room, a music room, a STEM room and dedicated breakout learning spaces.
We are looking for a highly motivated educational leader to join our Leadership team. Within our very effective and collaborative team, we have a Principal, Business Manager, an Assistant Principal responsible for Teaching and Learning and an Assistant Principal for Wellbeing and Inclusion. The successful applicant will be required to continue to work with students, staff and the broader community to ensure that personal wellbeing is at the centre of our work. We strongly believe that our focus on wellbeing provides the necessary foundation for effective learning to take place.
Selection Criteria
1. Educational Leadership
2. Financial, managerial, and administrative ability
3. Planning, policy and program development and review
4. Leadership, Staff and Students
5. Interpersonal and communication skills
6. School Criteria - Demonstrated high-level competency in leading a proactive approach to enhancing wellbeing and inclusion at Regency Park Primary School:
I will be offering a school tour on Thursday 18th September at 4pm. Please contact our school office on 9801 3614 to register your interest.
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.
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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]
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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.