Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Principal - Range 4
Occupation: Principal and assistant principal
Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs
Reference: 1503043
(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
Ability to articulate a vision for leading a multi-campus school setting, embracing the school's vision, values, diversity, inclusion and strong community connections.
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
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:
Somers School Camp is an Outdoor Residential School catering to primary students enrolled in Victorian State Government Schools from across Victoria.
Somers School Camp began operating in 1959. In 2010 Woorabinda, located in Gippsland became our second campus.
The Somers Campus is located on Westernport Bay approximately 90 kilometres south of Melbourne. Students attending the Somers Campus are enrolled in nine-day residential network programs focused on enhancing students' personal and social capabilities and environmental awareness, creating opportunities for all students to be active and engaged members of our school community.
Woorabinda Campus, is situated on the shores of Lake Narracan in Yallourn North, sits on 300 acres of rolling bushland. Cohorts of students ranging from grade three to six attend tailored programs with school-based staff for up to five days. The programs at Woorabinda promote student agency by developing individualised programs through collaboration with the host school.
Our School Vison, 'To enrich our students through the delivery of exemplary community living, environmental awareness and outdoor learning programs.' encapsulates the work that we do at Somers and Woorabinda. Each year these campuses support over 6000 students to participate in a unique learning experience outdoors.
Our curriculum is aligned to the Victorian Curriculum with specific emphasis on: personal and social capabilities, health and physical education; environmental sciences and the arts. Our pedagogy is embedded in experiential learning as students participate in hands-on experiences to gain knowledge and skills, working through a continuous cycle of; action, reflection, problem-solving and application to foster critical thinking and engagement.
The School Principal's role at Somers School Camp is to support the Campus Principals (Somers and Woorabinda), and staff in the planning, provision and assessment of the residential learning opportunities for students. The School Principal overseas policy, risk management, staffing and budgets.
The School Principal will regularly liaise with a broad range of statewide stakeholders. This includes but is not limited to working with School Principals and Business Managers, teachers, parents/guardians, peak bodies, DE executives and ministerial officers. The principal is an active executive member of the Outdoor Residential Schools Network working closely with different branches of the Education Department to help inform policy around outdoor residential learning.