Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Principal - Range 5
Occupation: Principal and assistant principal
Location: Melbourne - Inner South East suburbs
Reference: 1505515
(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
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:
Prahran High School is a purpose-built, co-educational, vertical campus in one of Melbourne's most creative and eclectic inner-city urban villages. Our school was built to accommodate approximately 600 secondary students and is integrated into Prahran's thriving education and arts precinct. The school's SFOE is 0.2071 with an EFT staffing of 62.7 (teaching 45.7, ES 17.1). The leadership profile also includes two assistant principals, four leading teachers and four learning specialists.
Spanning four levels that encircle a vast light-filled central atrium, our school truly presents as an innovative, unique and contemporary campus. Our curriculum works in harmony with our approach to pedagogy, wellbeing and culture work and the design of the school buildings.
A central design feature is a series of cascading bleachers that interconnect the various levels, while acting as informal learning and gathering spaces. The school's architecture motivates physical movement, vertical circulation and open visibility. This, together with the learning terraces and multiple breakout spaces, creates a learning environment that aligns with our bespoke Prahran High School approach to learning, which includes various collaborative, flexible and independent learning pedagogies, along with an explicit focus on positive relationships and authentic wellbeing.
The ground floor houses the library, music and drama facilities. science labs, art and design technology spaces extend throughout the next three levels, while learning spaces on each level open to outdoor learning terraces. The third floor features a full-sized basketball court gymnasium and an outdoor recreation zone with a rebound court and running track. A multi-purpose area with café, seating and garden occupies the rooftop level.
Our school is committed to working in harmony with our local community. We are a proud, diverse inner-city school and our students reflect the socio-economic and cultural diversity of this community. We see the diversity of our community as one of our great strengths and opportunities.
While there is great diversity at Prahran High School, broadly, our overall socio-economic level is relatively high, meaning that more of our students come from homes where parents are professionally employed. The level of social capital students bring with them to secondary school is also relatively high. However, it is important to note that this is an ever-changing aspect of this school community and the nature of our community is changing.
We are grateful to be part of this extraordinary community and for our families' ongoing support. Families, rightly, have very high expectations of our school. They are invested in the development and success of our school and are committed to working with us.
This is Our Vision / Core Purpose: The purpose of Prahran High School is for all students to learn and to develop the intellectual rigour and character required to make a positive impact in their world.
Mission: Our mission is to foster curiosity, creativity and empathy in the students in our care to develop young leaders of character and purpose who can confidently embrace life's challenges and make a positive impact in their world.
At all levels of our learning organisation, the concept of prioritising, valuing and measuring `impact' helps shape and guide our work, and it became our school motto: Prahran High School: Make an Impact.
Couched within this big idea of `impact' is a core set of values underpinning all that we do together at our school. The school values that we developed are simple, but with scope for depth and complexity limited only by our imaginations.
Creativity: The ability to think creatively and critically will be a defining trait of tomorrow's successful young adults. We encourage creative, independent and original thinking in all aspects of our school curriculum, fostering an environment of active collaboration and exploration.
Curiosity: Curiosity is the doorway to exploration, understanding and the acquisition of knowledge and wisdom. We encourage our students to be lifetime learners and are inspired by what Albert Einstein said: "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious."
Challenge: Today's students will learn to live, grow and work in the most challenging of times, characterised by complexity, uncertainty and constant change. We strive to strengthen resilience, resolve and intellectual rigour in our students so they will be up to the challenge.
Character: Character traits, including empathy, compassion and self-awareness, are essential to living a meaningful and purposeful life. At Prahran High School, we emphasise the development of sound and strong character alongside the achievement of academic excellence.
Please visit our website https://prahranhighschool.vic.edu.au/ for more detailed information about our school, including a summary recruitment document provided to all candidates who apply to work at our school.
We welcome your interest in our school and we look forward to reading your application.
`At Prahran High School, we believe deeply that the development of a young person's character, together with the attainment of academic excellence are essential to a life lived with purpose and meaning.'