Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Principal - Range 2
Occupation: Principal and assistant principal
Location: Loddon Mallee - Campaspe
Reference: 1542965
(a) Vision and values
Demonstrated capacity to create a shared vision, define and gain acceptance of school goals and set and communicate expectations for effective performance.
(b) Teaching and Learning
Demonstrated ability to manage the quality of teaching and create a positive culture of challenge, support and collaboration.
(c) Improvement, Innovation and Change
Demonstrated capacity to produce and implement clear, evidence-based improvement plans and policies and lead innovation and change.
(d) Management
Demonstrated capacity to ensure that the school's human, physical and financial resources are efficiently allocated and managed.
(e) Development
Demonstrated capacity to create a professional learning community that is focused on the continuous improvement of teaching and learning, supporting all staff to achieve high standards and commitment to their own learning and wellbeing.
(f) Engagement
Demonstrated capacity to develop positive relationships with students, parents/families and the local community and participate in and contribute to system-level activities.
(g) Community Criterion
Demonstrated capacity to foster and develop existing relationships and partnerships between the school and its broader community to enhance the quality of the school's education program.
The role of the principal is to lead and manage the planning, delivery, evaluation and improvement of the education of all students in a community through the deployment of resources provided by the Department and the school community.
At the same time, the principal, as executive officer of the school council, must ensure that adequate and appropriate advice is provided to the council on educational and other matters, that the decisions of the council are implemented and that adequate support and resources are provided for the conduct of council meetings.
The principal is accountable for the overall management and development of the school within statewide guidelines and Government policies. A clear set of accountabilities, which distinguish their work from other members of the Teaching Service and the education community are set out in detail in the contract of employment.
The core accountabilities of all principals are to:
Appropriately qualified individuals currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, 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 safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
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.
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
Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx
To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:
Details of qualification requirements as updated from time to time can be found at Recruitment in Schools.
To be eligible for appointment as a principal a person must either:
Colbinabbin is a small rural township, situated in a picturesque setting in the Shire of Campaspe, 60km northeast of Bendigo.
Colbinabbin Primary School provides a focal point for the wider Colbinabbin community.
Approximately 20% of students travel to school by bus from within the district. Our families are predominantly involved in agriculture and viticulture.
In 2026, we have an enrolment of 50 students, with 4 classes.
The staffing profile of the school is the principal, 4.2 EFT teachers and 0.4 EFT business manager. In 2026, the principal teaches a grade 5/6 class two days per week.
At Colbinabbin Primary (CPS) we work to ensure our children enjoy their education and are active and healthy learners who try their best. We aim to provide all children with the skills and behaviours to achieve their life goals.
At CPS we teach children who have a range of ability levels, skills and attributes; children with unique personalities, interests and wants. They remain the focus of all we do.
Our school motto is 'Learners today, leaders tomorrow'.
We strive to abide by 5 core values in our everyday interactions with one another and in the development of our programs and policies:
RESPECT - for ourselves, others and things around us
HONESTY - truthfulness and open communication in all our actions and thoughts.
TRUST - by having confidence in and believing in the ability of those around us.
UNDERSTANDING -to be accepting, supportive and tolerant of everyone in our school community.
COOPERATION - to assist and support each other in our work.
The small size of our school assists in providing a safe and friendly learning environment, where the strengths and needs of individual students are known.
The focus of our teaching is to provide a differentiated teaching and learning program where children's individual needs are being met and where learning is challenging, yet success can be experienced.
Data is used to guide us in the creation of literacy and numeracy groups and to determine individual point of need teaching. Whole group, small group and individual activities are visible in all classrooms every day. We teach a broad and rigorous curriculum in line with the Victorian Curriculum. ICT use and skill acquisition is embedded within all curriculum areas. A curriculum scope and sequence exists from P-6 and from this document teachers plan their learning program.
Our strong commitment to the Campaspe Small Schools Cluster provides our students with further opportunities to broaden their social, sporting and cultural networks through sporting days, camping programs, cultural days and excursions.