Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Principal - Range 4
Occupation: Principal and assistant principal
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 1486401
(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
A demonstrated capacity of leadership working with multiple stakeholders in a multi-campus school with an existing culture of neuro-inclusive teaching and learning structures and practices, and the demonstrated capacity to build a unified culture of equity, collaboration and respect across campuses and communities.
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).
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
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:
Fitzroy High School (FHS) is a vibrant, progressive, medium-sized government secondary school, located in the inner-city suburb of Fitzroy North. The school delivers a Year 7-12 curriculum to approximately 600 students. The Year 7-10 Falconer St North Fitzroy campus is surrounded by residential housing, local shopping precincts and extensive parklands. It primarily serves students from the local area and nearby suburbs. The campus¿s physical environment consists of original buildings and recent additions; with various room configurations providing flexibility of use. The grounds are quite small but are augmented by using local facilities such as Edinburgh Gardens. The grounds have had significant student input to design and construction, and include a kitchen garden, a student build school and community composting system, and indigenous gardens.
Wurun Senior Campus is on Queens Parade Fitzroy. It is for Year 11 and 12 students from both Fitzroy High School and Collingwood College. This campus has been designed with innovative learning programs in mind and offers a comprehensive senior curriculum program including General VCE, VCE VM, VET and VPC certificates. Fitzroy High School has been partnering with Collingwood College for over 10 years to co-deliver the senior curriculum. The partnership allows both schools to be responsive to the needs and interests of students and provides the capacity to offer a greater range of subjects. The partnership is designed to complement each school¿s strengths, and a shared vision underpins the collaboration. There is an extensive public transport network close to both campuses that provides easy access for the school community and excursions. Many students ride their bikes and/or walk to school.
Programs offered for overseas students include access to Year 7-12 programs for dependent or temporary students. Fitzroy High School is not one of the schools specially accredited to accept international students with student visas, however our partner Collingwood College is. Together we offer General VCE, VCE VM and VCP certificates to these students, and a broad range of subjects, including VCE English as an Additional Language.
Vision: FHS values children as individual learners who are full of potential and capable of excellence. Our students will be lifelong learners, reflective and creative thinkers, responsible and active citizens, and resilient and adaptable problem solvers able to navigate through an uncertain and constantly changing future.
Fitzroy High School is a learning community where students and teams of teachers work together to:
Philosophy: Fitzroy High School embraces a bold and ambitious future, striving for excellence and equity. We aim to be a humane learning community in which teachers use relationships to deepen their knowledge of students. In this way, we engage students in an intellectually challenging education based on powerful ideas, help them toward social maturity, and prepare them for a life of meaningful possibilities and active participation as Australian and global citizens. The school places students at the centre of their learning and the structure of the school is organised around meeting the educational needs of our students. With involvement of parents and carers, teachers support students to make choices about their learning and development, maximising their performance across a broad range of subjects and life skills.
The school's socio-economic profile, based on families' occupations and education, is considered in the low band which represents high parent education level and high socio-economic advantage. In 2025 a total of 452 students were enrolled at Fitzroy High School.
In 2025, FHS has a full time equivalent (FTE) teaching staff of 2 Principal class and the Campus Principal of Wurun who is employed partly by FHS and partly by Collingwood College, 3 Leading Teachers, (plus 1 at Wurun), 1 Learning Specialists (plus 1 at Wurun), and 37.47 teaching staff and an Education Support Staff (ES FTE of 21.37 inclusive of ES staff employed by FHS working at Wurun Senior Campus).