Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Assistant Principal - Range 1
Occupation: Principal and assistant principal
Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs
Reference: 1486371
SC1. Educational Leadership
Outstanding capacity for visionary and exemplary educational leadership of a school or college.
Highly developed skills on leading and managing change including the leadership of others in the process of change.
SC2. Financial, Managerial and Administrative Ability
Outstanding financial, organisational and resource management skills.
SC3. 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.
An understanding of, and a commitment to, the use of learning technologies to improve teaching and learning.
SC4. Leadership of Staff and Students
A highly developed capacity to motivate staff, develop their talents and build an effective team.
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
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills in individual, small groups and community contexts.
Exemplary values pertaining to personal qualities of objectivity, sensitivity and integrity.
An ability to work with parents and the community to develop a strong learning environment.
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
School Tour Monday 11 August 2025 at 4pm. All interested applicants for the school tour must call 03 5929 2979 to register.
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.
Wulerrp Secondary College, opened at the end of January in 2025 to 220 Year 7 students and we will have a similar enrolment projected for Year 7 in 2026. Each year we will add an additional year level with an expected enrolment of 1600 in 2030 when Year 12 students begin.
The school is approximately 50 kilometres from Melbourne based in an area of rapidly growing new housing estates incorporating green spaces. Our school grounds are close to planned parklands and sporting facilities, and we are surrounded by a supportive community. Most students who attend our school live locally and tend to be dropped off by parents, walk or ride their bike to school.
We have brand new buildings: Junior School Building, Library, STEM Centre and Gymnasium with state-of-the-art facilities. Stage 2 building of the Senior School will take place in 2027.
Our school is culturally diverse with 60% of students speaking a language other than English at home, the most common languages being Punjabi and Sinhalese.
We are proud to know that our school community is diverse and inclusive; a thriving and harmonious school where all belong. We provide a nurturing and challenging environment to continue to develop students' passion for learning, empowering them to be life-long learners to achieve their best in their academic, social/emotional and vocational learning.
In 2026 we will have approximately 55 staff members, 32 teaching staff, 18 education support staff, wellbeing staff and school leadership staff. We have a very supportive culture where staff work collaboratively to document curriculum and assessment with a collective focus on student learning. We are developing our school¿s Instructional Model and Instructional Practice based on the department¿s Victorian Teaching and Learning Model.
We focus on providing opportunities for our staff to develop their leadership capabilities. As we grow in numbers and year levels, more leadership positions will become available in the school. We have a mentorship program for graduates and coaching will be available to all staff.
See our our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/WulerrpSecondaryCollege/ and our website: https://www.wulerrpsc.vic.edu.au/