Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Principal - Range 3
Occupation: Principal and assistant principal
Location: Melbourne - Northern suburbs
Reference: 1541991
(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.
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:
Established in 1853, Kangaroo Ground Primary School is located in a semi-rural environment approximately 40 kilometres northwest of Melbourne's Central Business District (CBD). The school site includes an administration area including a library, staffroom and offices. Additional buildings house teaching and learning spaces and students have access to a flexible learning centre, art and science rooms, and a multi-purpose performing arts room. The school grounds include multiple spaces including sporting and recreational areas, a market garden, spaces for outdoor learning, a barbeque area and a local museum in an original historic building.
The enrolment of the Kangaroo Ground Primary School in 2026 is 170 students. The Student Family Occupation Education (SFOE) is 0.16. The staffing profile of the school is 11.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff, comprising: the principal, 10.5 teaching staff (including a Learning Specialist and a Leading Teacher), and 5.87 Education Support (ES) staff, including classroom integration, and office administration staff.
Kangaroo Ground Primary School's F-6 curriculum framework incorporates the eight learning areas required by The Education and Training Reform Act 2006 aligned with the Victorian Curriculum. The school underwent a school review in term 4 of 2024. In 2026 the Annual Implementation Plan is focused on building explicit teaching practices and utilizing student learning and wellbeing data to inform planning as well as establishing whole school positive behaviour support processes, and the application of inclusive practices in classrooms. Classroom teaching and learning at Kangaroo Ground Primary School is supported by the provision of a specialist curriculum. Health and Physical Education (HPE), Languages other than English (LOTE) Italian, Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Science are specialist areas provided by the school. Enrichment learning activities and extra curricula programs are offered for students in a range of environments. These programs include art, instrumental music, performance productions, camps and excursions, interschool sporting programs and student leadership opportunities. An accredited Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) and a preschool operate onsite. Our school community functions as a partnership that is highly valued and is actively involved in projects to sustain this culture. Parents are involved in many different aspects of school life such as classroom help, camps, excursions electives, sports, chess and school council.