Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Principal - Range 3
Occupation: Principal and assistant principal
Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs
Reference: 1490979
(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 unify the school and broader community by building and fostering trusting relationships needed to deliver exceptional wellbeing and learning outcomes for all students, via ongoing commitment to the Frankston North Education Plan.
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.
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).
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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.
To be eligible for appointment as a principal a person must either:
Mahogany Rise Primary School was established in 1971 and is located in the suburb of Frankston North, fifty-five kilometres south of Melbourne. In 2003, Monterey Primary School and Pines Forest Primary School merged to be known as Mahogany Rise. In 2023, the school celebrated its 20th year, marking the event with "A Night on the Rise', with more than 500 community members attending.
The school is located in the Pines Forest Estate. Mahogany Rise PS has undertaken major building works over the past 5 years. The works have included a new Junior building, and an Administration building which is connected to the Mahogany Rise Child and Family Centre with an Early Learning Centre. The original school building was renovated with four new senior learning spaces, reading and Mathematics intervention rooms and a breakout, library area. There is also a commercial grade kitchen to provide all students with lunches and snacks daily.
The grounds have been updated with three new playgrounds and shade sails, with the oval and sports facilities being upgraded in the past 2 years. Enrolments in 2025 were 148 students. Over the past five years, enrolments have been consistent. The Student Family Occupation index band value is 0.75. The staffing profile of Mahogany Rise Primary School includes 3 Principal class, 16 teachers, 5 Admin staff, 11 ES staff, 2 chefs, 1 grounds/maintenance, 1 speech therapist, 1 psychologist, a chaplain, a therapy dog and 4 Outreach teachers.
Mahogany Rise PS provides a comprehensive curriculum that is differentiated to meet student needs, with a strong focus on literacy and numeracy. Curriculum initiatives include an agreed instructional model of classroom delivery and a whole-school phonemic awareness focus. Mathematics and a social emotional program are delivered by teachers and the wellbeing team. An integrated classroom curriculum program addresses the other areas of the curriculum. Specialist teachers provide instruction in physical education, Art and Respectful Relationships. There is an
interdisciplinary approach to personal and social learning addressed in curriculum areas. Mahogany Rise PS imbeds trauma-informed practices, with all staff trained in the Berry Street Education Model.
The school is an actively participates in district sport competitions and provides opportunities for students to participate in extended school day activities supported by Frankston North Education Plan (FNEP) partners and agencies. Mahogany Rise PS is one of three schools, along with Aldercourt PS and Monterey Secondary College, that serve the Frankston North community. With previous targeted support 3-4 years ago from the Department of Education (DE) in the South-Eastern Victoria Region (SEVR), through the Differentiated Support for School Improvement (DSSI) initiative, the schools have come together to form the FNEP.
Ongoing commitment and further development of the FNEP is a critical and non-negotiable element of the school. The FNEP aims to transform opportunities for the community with the three schools working closely together to offer high quality education from birth to adulthood, act as the platform for delivering a range of health and wellbeing services and open their facilities for extensive community use. The schools are partnered with and supported by Our Place, an approach developed by the Colman Foundation. This philanthropic organisation that aims to improve social and educational opportunities for children and their families. The Brotherhood of St Lawrence, the Smith Family and the Frankston City Council are also major partners. The school provides accredited Out of School Hours Care, early learning kindergarten and playgroup, access to community services including the local council, and specific wellbeing programs. In 2021, the school participated in its 4-year review, where the new School Strategic Plan was created.
In 2022, Mahogany Rise Primary School, as part of the FNEP, was awarded Outstanding School Improvement and the Lindsay Thompson Award for Excellence in Education at the Victorian Education Excellence Awards.