Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Assistant Principal - Range 2
Occupation: Principal and assistant principal
Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs
Reference: 1486142
Wilandra Rise Primary School is a F-6 school located on 25 Aayana Street, Clyde North and is built under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) development. WRPS is an excellent state of the art learning facility that brings together the best in contemporary educational design and promotes active student-centred learning through the creation of flexible, functional spaces.
All teachers work in learning communities to create flexible teaching options in classrooms and to better cater for the individual needs of all students. The school upholds high expectations of all and provides an exciting and inclusive experience for staff, students and families. Wilandra Rise Primary School is committed to ensuring the safety of all students and will have zero tolerance of child abuse in any form.
At WRPS the child is at the centre and purpose of all that we do. Our teachers and support staff work hard to provide that is research and evidenced based including ICT rich environments and Personalised Learning for all students.
Our students are encouraged to explore their world through inquiry learning to become thinking, informed, resilient and self-directed learners who are able to be the best they can be and contribute actively to their community. The key components of the teaching programs at WRPS are the effective teaching of literacy and numeracy.
Teachers work together to plan and teach a comprehensive curriculum and to provide rich learning environments for all students. Our programs are supported by contemporary resources and the latest research in teaching and learning. This research includes our whole school approach to teaching Systematic Synthetic Phonics.
All Staff are heavily involved with the PLC instructional model and work together in small teams to put faces to data. Professional development and leadership capacity are driving forces at WRPS. Strategic on-site professional development, professional learning teams and learning forums accelerate the continuous improvement of learning and teaching.
The wellbeing of our students and staff is of the utmost importance to us and we are committed to ensuring the safety of all students and will have zero tolerance of child abuse in any form. The relationship between the staff, students and parents is a fundamental strength at WRPS.
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.
SC6. Curriculum
Demonstrated ability to lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive curriculum that supports high-quality evidence-based teaching and learning.
Demonstrated ability to build Middle Leader capabilities to lead teaching and learning excellence through a structured mentoring and coaching approach.
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
The following information MUST be supplied and addressed on submission of your application:
1. A cover letter providing contact information including email and phone number.
2. A CV with a summary of experience and qualifications.
3. Respond to all the specific Selection Criteria Questions
4. The names, email addresses and contact details for three referees who can provide information regarding the applicant in relation to the key selection criteria.
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.