Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Principal - Range 4
Occupation: Principal and assistant principal
Location: Loddon Mallee - Mildura
Reference: 1551157
(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:
Irymple Secondary College is a Coeducation secondary school, serving students in years 7-10 and is located in the township of Irymple, in the state of Victoria approximately 7 kms from the Regional City of Mildura.
Irymple Secondary College is aligned with the "Irymple Way - all in no excuses". We are all very proud of our school and have high expectations of our staff and students as well as ensuring that all students are catered and cared for to the best of our ability. On completing Year 10 our students are supported to transition to the Mildura Senior College or an approved pathway such as an Apprenticeship or Sunraysia TAFE. A number of our students received outstanding VCE results which indicates to us that they are well prepared for VCE studies at Irymple Secondary College.
The College's data indicates very strong parent satisfaction with the current data being 21.6% higher than the average for Victorian Secondary Schools and our staff really enjoy working in our team environment with staff reporting a positive 81.3% for school climate compared to the state average for secondary schools of 58.5%.
On top of our high parent and staff satisfaction we have Student Sense of Connectedness at 22.2% higher than the state. We are very proud of our College and the fact that in all three areas - parents, students and staff we are above the State. Irymple Secondary College is a community school and values the strong partnerships with the community. We have shared facility arrangements with many community organisations. We have established partnerships with our Primary Feeder Schools and the Mildura Senior College. Through our work as a Professional Learning Community Link School, we have established many strong professional relationships with schools throughout the Northern Mallee Network.
The College has a solid commitment to supporting student voice and student leadership which is indicated in the extracurricular and academic offerings along with the student leadership structure. The College has a strong and effective wellbeing team who offer targeted programs at each year level, provide referrals to community and health providers, offer one to one support or group support and generally support our students to be better learners. Our established Flexible Learning Option (FLO) is also a targeted program for those students that require this support. Our wellbeing team is led by our Director of Happiness (Wallace) and he has proven to be one of the most valued members of the team, he is calm, he is kind and he makes us happy despite sometimes feeling sad. He is a beautiful Groodle.
Irymple Secondary College's vision is for all of us to work effectively and respectfully in our open flexible learning community. Our vision is to provide students with the best education opportunities whilst encouraging student voice, strong relationships and fun. Our values are I - Initiative S - Success C - Community and it is very evident that we live and breath these values on a daily basis at our College. Our College is in a growing community and it is necessary for us to follow the Department's Enrolment Management Policy and enrol students from our Irymple neighbourhood. The College currently has 627 students enrolled, an FTE of 3.0 Principal Class, 3.0 Leading Teachers, approximately 38 classroom teachers, and 15 Education Support staff in various roles.