Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Principal - Range 5
Occupation: Principal and assistant principal
Location: Loddon Mallee - Macedon Ranges
Reference: 1547210
(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
Demonstrated ability to inspire and implement high expectations for a unique regional school community. Foster wellbeing practices and embrace diversity and inclusivity in partnership with parents, staff, students and the wider community, while enabling all students to reach their full potential.
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:
Gisborne Secondary College is a large, stand alone, Year 7-12 College with an enrolment of approximately 1000 students. The college staffing profile includes one principal, two assistant principals, six leading teachers, four learning specialists, eighty-two classroom teachers and thirty education support staff. The Gisborne Secondary College catchment area covers the Macedon Ranges, north-west of Melbourne. Over 70% of students travel to school by bus and the College is an important social focal point for students from different towns of the region.
Gisborne Secondary College has an incredibly strong pathways and transition program, supporting close to seventy VCE and VCE VM units of study each year. We also have students accessing pathways through School-based Apprenticeship and Traineeships, and numerous VET programs. A comprehensive applied learning program operates, with excellent outcomes for the students involved.
The college provides extensive wellbeing supports for students and has a very well-resourced team based in their own stand-alone space in the school.
The college has established an excellent reputation in the Performing Arts, a program supported by a superb Performing Arts Centre. The broader school community has many incredibly passionate and talented sports people, sending over 50 sports teams out to compete every year, many of whom compete at regional and state level.
The college runs an extension program at Year 7 titled 'Aspire' and a specific Year 9 Program designed to lift engagement and develop independence.
In 2025 the college opened a brand-new administration building and wellbeing centre, as well as a brand-new trades hub at the beginning of 2026.
The College lives by its values of Respect, Achievement, Innovation and Diversity in the beautiful Macedon Ranges.